Planned flag carrier of Saudi Arabia; based in Riyadh
Riyadh Air طيران الرياض ṭayaran ar-Riyaḍ
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
RX[1]
RXI
RIYADH AIR
Founded
12 March 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-12)
Hubs
King Khalid International Airport
Destinations
0
Parent company
Public Investment Fund
Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Key people
Yasir Al-Rumayyan (Chairman)[2]
Tony Douglas (CEO)
Founder
Mohammed bin Salman
Website
www.riyadhair.com
Riyadh Air (Arabic: طيران الرياض) is a planned second flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Riyadh.[3][4] The airline's main hub will be at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and will operate domestic and international scheduled flights to over 100 different destinations in the Middle East and six continents. The first flight will be to Kuwait. The fleet will consist of Boeing 787 aircraft.[5]
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Riyadh Air will be owned by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF), with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, serving as its chairman. Tony Douglas was appointed as its CEO. He previously served as the CEO of UAE airline Etihad Airways from January 2018 until October 2022.[6] Riyadh Air is expected to add $20 billion to non-oil GDP growth, and create more than 200,000 direct and indirect jobs.
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