Saudi Arabia Airlines has traveled a long way to modernize its fleet. This was done after conducting comprehensive studies for the Airline requirements which included; both the long and short run operational needs, determining the optimal type of aircrafts, and the analysis of several operational factors such as; the distance, number of passengers, number of flights, and finally both regional and international competition.
The modernization plan includes obtaining 50 Airbus320 aircrafts, in addition to the purchase and lease of 12 new Boeing787 aircrafts. The Airline will obtaining another 8 wide sized Airbus330 aircrafts with the capacity of 320 passengers. The delivery of the first shipment will be in the near future, which will bring the total number of aircrafts in its fleet to 70 aircrafts.
The current Saudi Airlines Fleet includes:
| PERIOD |
QUANTITY |
| Boeing 747-400 |
4 |
| Boeing 747-300 |
9 |
| Boeing 747-100 |
3 |
| Boeing 747-SP |
1 |
| Boeing 747-200F (Cargo) |
1 |
| Boeing 777-200 |
23 |
| McDonnel Douglas MD-11(Freighter) |
4 |
| McDonnel Douglas MD90-30 |
29 |
| Embraer 170 |
15 |
| Total |
89 |
Our future fleet will include:
| PERIOD |
QUANTITY |
| Boeing 787 |
12 |
| Airbus A330 |
8 |
| Airbus A320 |
50 |
| Total |
70 |
