Riyadh Air First 787 Nears Completion As Launch Beckons

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Ella Nethersole
August 29, 2025

Riyadh Air aircraft in production — Credit: Riyadh Air

It is yet to start its highly anticipated operations, but Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air says that its first 787-9 has left Boeing’s assembly line in Charleston, South Carolina. A post shared on the airline’s social media channels shows the aircraft on the line in an advanced state of…

Ella Nethersole

Ella Nethersole is Deputy Editor of Aviation Week Network publications Arabian Aerospace and African Aerospace.

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