Saudi Arabian Airlines orders 20 A330 Regional and 30 A320ceo aircraft

Saudi Arabian Airlines and Airbus announced (15-Jun-2015) an order for 20 A330-300 Regional and 30 A320ceo aircraft. The carrier will become the launch customer the new Airbus A330-300 Regional. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Saudi Arabian Airlines director general said the "unique flexibility, high capacity and operational capabilities" of the A330-300 Regional will enable the airline to expand our domestic and regional network and better absorb growing passenger traffic. Saudi Arabian Airlines already operates twelve A330-300s and 50 A320 family aircraft. [more - original PR]