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SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES ORDERS 12 BOEING 777-300ERs
DUBAI, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabian Airlines has placed an order for 12
Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft, with an option for 10 more.
The order is valued at US$3.3 billion at average list prices, according to
a statement issued by the carrier and the plane maker.
The airline also announced an order for eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners for
its long-haul fleet.
Saudi Arabian Airlines Director-General Khaled Al-Mulhim said the decision
to order the 777-300ER was part of a long-term growth strategy to expand and
modernise the company's fleet with newer, more fuel-efficient airplanes, and
was based on the aircraft's proven efficiencies.
"We see direct benefit because of the 777-300ER's improved fuel efficiency,
seat-mile costs and the economics of operating a twin-engine airplane over long
distances," he said.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Jim Albaugh
described the order as yet "another milestone in our relationship".
He said it was also a powerful endorsement of 777, describing it as one of Boeing's most successful airplanes to date.
"In 1961, Boeing was privileged to have witnessed Saudi Arabia's entry into the jet age with a Boeing 707 when it became the first in the Middle East to operate a jet airplane," he added.
With this order, Saudi Arabian Airlines will be operating 35 Boeing 777s.
It took delivery of its first Boeing 777, a 777-200ER, in December 1997 and since then has deployed its 23 Boeing 777-200ERs globally on short, medium and long-haul routes.
Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft, with an option for 10 more.
The order is valued at US$3.3 billion at average list prices, according to
a statement issued by the carrier and the plane maker.
The airline also announced an order for eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners for
its long-haul fleet.
Saudi Arabian Airlines Director-General Khaled Al-Mulhim said the decision
to order the 777-300ER was part of a long-term growth strategy to expand and
modernise the company's fleet with newer, more fuel-efficient airplanes, and
was based on the aircraft's proven efficiencies.
"We see direct benefit because of the 777-300ER's improved fuel efficiency,
seat-mile costs and the economics of operating a twin-engine airplane over long
distances," he said.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Jim Albaugh
described the order as yet "another milestone in our relationship".
He said it was also a powerful endorsement of 777, describing it as one of Boeing's most successful airplanes to date.
"In 1961, Boeing was privileged to have witnessed Saudi Arabia's entry into the jet age with a Boeing 707 when it became the first in the Middle East to operate a jet airplane," he added.
With this order, Saudi Arabian Airlines will be operating 35 Boeing 777s.
It took delivery of its first Boeing 777, a 777-200ER, in December 1997 and since then has deployed its 23 Boeing 777-200ERs globally on short, medium and long-haul routes.
