Boeing delivered a 777-300ER aircraft to Saudia on May 17, 2013. The aircraft, the first of its type to be fitted with a three-class cabin configuration for Saudia, was delivered to the airline at a ceremony in Everett, Wash. Among those in attendance were Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Hazmi, Deputy Director General, Saudia, and Mr. Marty Bentrott, Vice President - Sales, Middle East, Russia & Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Top executives of Boeing and Saudia as well as representatives from the media attended the ceremony.
Saudia currently has a backlog of 21 Boeing airplanes on order, including 13 777s and eight 787 Dreamliners, which will be delivered in the coming few years.
Source: CAPA