Saudia chooses Airbus A350 for its wide-body fleet expansion

Saudi Arabian Airlines is near to place a multi-billion-dollar wide-body jet order with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The airline has been in touch with both Airbus and Boeing to add new wide-body jets to its fleet. Last March, Jaan Albrecht, chief executive officer of the Saudi Airline, said that his company to decide for the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 for its wide-body fleet expansion. According to the sources who spoke to the Reuters agency, the airline made its decision in favor… (airlinerwatch.com) Plus d'info...