Riyadh Air’s first Boeing 787-9 completes maiden test flight in Charleston

Riyadh Air’s first production Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner completed its maiden test flight from Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina, facility on December 23, advancing the carrier’s delivery programme and bringing the aircraft a step closer to entry into service as Riyadh Air prepares to launch operations.

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  • The test flight is a formal pre-delivery milestone that progresses Riyadh Air’s first 787-9 toward handover and entry into service, signalling movement in the carrier’s delivery programme and fleet build-up.
  • The milestone supports Riyadh Air’s planned network launch and commercial roll‑out (including its planned Riyadh–London operations), and follows company statements reaffirming delivery timetables despite broader fiscal reviews; see the carrier’s comments on its delivery timetable and network launch schedule and the planned Riyadh–London Heathrow service.

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