Saudia's maiden B787s due in early Februar

Saudia  will take delivery of its first two B787-9s - HZ-ARA (msn 41544) and HZ-ARB (msn 41545) - on February 2 the Saudi Gazette has disclosed. The aircraft are part of a quartet that will be delivered during the course of this year with a further four due next year.
For purposes of crew training and familiarization, Saudia will initially operate the aircraft on shorthaul routes to Dammam, Riyadh, and Dubai Int'l beginning March 1. Longer flights to Istanbul Atatürk, Casablanca Int'l, Manchester Int'l, and Paris CDG are currently scheduled to commence from April 1 onwards.

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