Saudi Arabian Airlines receives first owned A320

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced (28-Oct-2009) the delivery of its first A320 directly purchased from Airbus. The carrier placed an order for 22 A320s in Dec-2007. The carrier's A320 fleet will grow to 50 aircraft with an additional 28 leased aircraft. Saudi Arabian has also commenced delivery of the leased aircraft in early Oct-2009. [more]