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Bloomberg • Gabriela Mello

Trump to Accept Qatari-Gifted Boeing 747-8 for Use as Air Force One

President Trump is poised to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar’s royal family for temporary use as Air Force One, with the Qatari government still weighing the transfer. The aircraft, valued at more than $400 million, would later join his presidential library.

2025-05-11T06:11:00.506650-07:00

Air Data News

Airbus Secures First Paris Air Show 2025 Orders as AviLease Commits to 77 Jets

2025-06-16T01:55:31.123005-07:00

Airline Economics

Saudia Group Orders 10 Airbus A330-900s for flyadeal's Long-Haul Expansion

2025-04-23T05:05:18.018763-07:00

Reuters

AviLease Secures First Direct Boeing 737 MAX Order: 20 737-8 MAX Jets with Options for 10 More

2025-05-13T08:20:00.517513-07:00

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AeroTime

Riyadh Air partners with Kayanee to supply loungewear and wellness amenities on long‑haul flights Riyadh Air has signed an exclusive partnership with Saudi wellbeing brand Kayanee to provide loungewear and in‑flight wellness amenities for Business Elite, Business and Premium Economy passengers on its long‑haul services. The deal outfits three revenue cabins with a national‑brand premium touch ahead of launch.

2025-10-06T07:14:37.133779-07:00

Riyadh Air partners with Kayanee to supply loungewear and wellness amenities on long‑haul flights

Aviation Business News

flyadeal launches daily Riyadh and Jeddah–Damascus A320 services amid regional normalization flyadeal has launched daily nonstop A320 services from Riyadh and Jeddah to Damascus, re‑establishing direct Saudi–Syria connectivity. The carrier operates daily rotations to Damascus, expanding its regional network as Gulf airlines progressively restore scheduled links to Syria after years of suspension.

2025-10-02T09:39:40.681840-07:00

flyadeal launches daily Riyadh and Jeddah–Damascus A320 services amid regional normalization

AeroTime

WDS 2026: Saudi Arabia presses Vision 2030 with procurement localisation and aerospace/MRO scale-up At the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia used the platform to accelerate Vision 2030 objectives — prioritising procurement localisation, seeking technology transfer partnerships, and committing investment to expand domestic aerospace manufacturing and MRO capacity to support growing civil and military fleets.

2025-10-02T01:08:20.769724-07:00

WDS 2026: Saudi Arabia presses Vision 2030 with procurement localisation and aerospace/MRO scale-up

ch-aviation

NasJet ends Dassault Falcon operations agreement in Saudi Arabia NasJet has ended its operations agreement with Dassault covering Falcon business jets in Saudi Arabia, ch-aviation reports. The termination concludes a commercial arrangement that had underpinned Falcon operations in the kingdom, removing a key local operator partnership for Dassault's business‑jet network.

2025-10-01T20:26:20.647994-07:00

NasJet ends Dassault Falcon operations agreement in Saudi Arabia

FlightGlobal

Saudi regulators approve kingdom’s first virtual air traffic control tower at AlUla airport

2025-10-01T00:20:10.509211-07:00

Saudi regulators approve kingd

SpaceNews.com

Building Saudi Arabia’s space champion Saudi Arabia is assembling a national 'space champion' — a consolidated industrial and programmatic effort to grow domestic space capabilities. The initiative appears focused on aligning investment, scaling indigenous capacity and accelerating the kingdom’s presence in regional and commercial space activities.

2025-09-19T06:38:33.969454-07:00

Building Saudi Arabia’s space champion

Cargo Facts

FedEx granted GACA licence, opens Riyadh hub and launches 24 monthly 777F flights Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation has awarded FedEx an economic licence to operate as a foreign air carrier, clearing the way for a new regional cargo hub at Riyadh's King Khalid International. FedEx inaugurated a dedicated 777F to Riyadh on Sept. 2 and will operate 24 cargo flights monthly.

2025-09-03T13:28:56.487499-07:00

FedEx granted GACA licence, opens Riyadh hub and launches 24 monthly 777F flights

Bloomberg

Saudia in Advanced Talks to Fit 140-Plus Jets with SpaceX’s Starlink In-Flight Wi-Fi Saudia’s flag carrier is nearing a deal with SpaceX to install Starlink across its fleet of more than 140 aircraft, expanding Musk’s in-flight connectivity footprint following recent rollouts in Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain, Yemen and Israel.

2025-08-14T06:40:21.156242-07:00

Saudia in Advanced Talks to Fit 140-Plus Jets with SpaceX’s Starlink In-Flight Wi-Fi

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