Riyadh Air
Riyadh Air () is a planned second flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Riyadh, its capital. The airline's main operational base will be at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The airline is planning to be the largest in the Middle East in terms of revenue. It will operate domestic and international scheduled flights to over 100 different destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and North America. The current announced fleet will consist of Boeing 787 aircraft. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Riyadh Air will be a company owned by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF), with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, serving as its chairman. Tony Douglas has been appointed as the CEO. He previously served as the CEO of UAE-based airline Etihad Airways from January 2018 until October 2022. Riyadh Air is set to be a 'world-class airline', and is expected to add $20 billion to non-oil GDP growth, and create more than 200,000 direct and indirect jobs. History
On 12 March 2023, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, formally announced the establishment of Riyadh Air, the country's newest national airline. Two days later, it was announced that the airline had ordered 39 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with options for 33 more aircraft. Riyadh Air unveiled its first livery on 4 June 2023. The scheme was painted on its very first Boeing 787-9 aircraft. On the same day, it received its airline designator code "RX" from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) at the World Air Transport Summit, which took place in Istanbul. On 12 June 2023, the first aircraft was delivered to the airline's fleet by Boeing. On 14 June 2023, the airline was granted the Passenger Air Transport Economic License by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), which is necessary for the airline to begin commercial operations. On 21 June 2023, at the Paris Air Show, Riyadh Air signed an agreement for 90 GE Aerospace's GEnx-1B engines to power its future fleet of 39 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. In August 2023, Riyadh Air became the main shirt sponsor of Spanish La Liga club Atlético de Madrid. Fleet

See also
List of airlines of Saudi Arabia

References

Airlines of Saudi Arabia
Airlines established in 2023
Government-owned airlines
Companies based in Riyadh
2023 establishments in Saudi Arabia