Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
DUBAI (Reuters) - State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to
order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, Saudi news outlet Maaal reported on
Monday, citing unidentified sources.
Saudia is in talks with local banks to raise 11.5 billion riyals ($3.07
billion) to partly finance an order for Airbus A321 narrow-bodied jets and
Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliner wide-bodies, Maaal said.
The report did not breakdown how many aircraft of each type Saudia was
planning to purchase.
A banker, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Saudia
was in the market to raise debt for an order of around 70 new jets.
The airline's fleet of 144 aircraft already includes A321, 777 and 787
jets.
Saudia said it "has no further information on this matter at this time". An
Airbus spokeswoman said the planemaker was always in talks with its customers on
their fleet requirements, declining comment further. Boeing declined to
comment.
Company documents reviewed by Reuters showed that the airline received at
least $7 billion in direct payments and other financial support in 2019 and 2020
from the government, as the carrier struggles with losses and the impact of the
pandemic.
($1 = 3.7505 riyals)
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