Company Insights Flyadeal Aviation Flyadeal Overview Low-cost airline Flyadeal launched in 2017 as a subsidiary of Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national carrier. Operating from its main base at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, the airline initially served domestic destinations and targeted Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, tourists and local travellers. Flyadeal’s first route connected Jeddah to Riyadh, and by June 2022 it expanded to international destinations with flights from Dammam to Cairo. Flyadeal serves a network of almost 30 destinations across Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, Europe and North Africa, with bases in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam. Flyadeal operates around 35 aircraft and has more than 60 more on order, with plans to ultimately reach 100 aircraft by 2030. Its fleet consists mainly of Airbus models, including A320-200s and A320neos. In 2018 Flyadeal won the CAPA Centre for Aviation’s “Airline Startup of the Year” award. This was followed by the “Best Low-Cost Airline Brand” and “Fastest Growing Airline Brand” awards in 2022. The number of Flyadeal seats has consistently risen by around 5 percent each year to reach over 5 million in the first half of 2024. Flyadeal News Aviation Flyadeal to confirm wide-body order by year end Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline Flyadeal is set to make a decision on its wide-body aircraft order before the end of the year, with up to 15 planes potentially joining its fleet. CEO Steven Greenway confirmed on Wednesday that the order will be made up of repurposed 787s from parent company Saudia or brand-new aircraft from […] November 20, 2024 Aviation Saudia to receive flying taxis despite Lilium’s insolvency Saudi national carrier Saudia still plans to receive some of its 50-plane order of pilotless electric flying vehicles from Lilium despite the German company’s intention to file for insolvency. “We are in close coordination with the Lilium leadership team. We are expecting to receive the first jets in the second half of 2026, as per […] November 7, 2024 Aviation Saudia reports 10 percent increase in passengers Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier, transported more than nine million passengers during the third quarter of 2024, a 10 percent increase on the same period last year. Saudia said it operated more than 49,500 flights, a 9 percent increase from last year, with an on-time performance rate of 87.8 percent. Five million of its […] October 29, 2024 Transport Flyadeal seat capacity rises with fleet expansion Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline, reported a 5 percent year-on-year rise in seat capacity amid fleet expansion. The available seating capacity reached more than 5 million in the first half of 2024 as its fleet size increased 12 percent annually to 33 aircraft. The airline increased its routes to 75, up 8 percent year on […] August 1, 2024 Aviation Saudia to buy 50 air taxis from Germany’s Lilium Saudi national carrier Saudia has agreed to buy at least 50 pilotless electric flying vehicles from Germany’s Lilium in the region’s biggest “air taxi” deal so far. The deal for what the industry calls electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is Saudia’s second major order this year. In May Saudia ordered 105 Airbus aircraft, […] July 18, 2024 Tourism Saudia reports big rise in international passengers Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia reported a 24 percent increase in international passengers to 9.1 million in the first half of 2024. There was also a 13 percent rise in the number of flights. The Hajj pilgrimage in June played a large part in the growth. The number of passengers flying on domestic routes rose […] July 12, 2024 Opinion Aviation Egypt must strike the Saudi aviation market while it’s hot New capacity should go to the kingdom's regional routes, where rapid growth is creating new opportunities July 10, 2024 Analysis Aviation Middle East airlines in race to recruit as pilot shortage bites A shortage of pilots is threatening the ambitions of the Middle East’s growing aviation industry, analysts have warned, forcing airlines to bolster their recruitment efforts. The global industry will be short nearly 80,000 pilots by 2032, according to management consultancy Oliver Wyman. The Middle East is projected to account for up to 18,000 of that […] July 4, 2024 Video length: 04:49 VIDEO Aviation ‘It’s survival of the fittest’, says Oman Air CEO Oman Air is continuing to reduce its losses and increase revenue, but its new CEO believes that adding more airlines to the market would not be sustainable. “There’s certainly a huge amount of aircraft coming to this region,” said Con Korfiatis, CEO of Oman Air, speaking at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in May a […] June 12, 2024 Aviation Airbus to expand production in Morocco as orders grow European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is expanding its production capacity in Morocco to meet growing demand for its aircraft. The Airbus Atlantic Morocco Composites plant in Nouaceur aims to build parts for 75 A320 family aircraft per month by 2026. The 30,000 square metres plant, with 17,000 square metres dedicated to workshops, “specialises in producing composite […] June 11, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 3 Next
Aviation Flyadeal to confirm wide-body order by year end Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline Flyadeal is set to make a decision on its wide-body aircraft order before the end of the year, with up to 15 planes potentially joining its fleet. CEO Steven Greenway confirmed on Wednesday that the order will be made up of repurposed 787s from parent company Saudia or brand-new aircraft from […] November 20, 2024
Aviation Saudia to receive flying taxis despite Lilium’s insolvency Saudi national carrier Saudia still plans to receive some of its 50-plane order of pilotless electric flying vehicles from Lilium despite the German company’s intention to file for insolvency. “We are in close coordination with the Lilium leadership team. We are expecting to receive the first jets in the second half of 2026, as per […] November 7, 2024
Aviation Saudia reports 10 percent increase in passengers Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier, transported more than nine million passengers during the third quarter of 2024, a 10 percent increase on the same period last year. Saudia said it operated more than 49,500 flights, a 9 percent increase from last year, with an on-time performance rate of 87.8 percent. Five million of its […] October 29, 2024
Transport Flyadeal seat capacity rises with fleet expansion Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline, reported a 5 percent year-on-year rise in seat capacity amid fleet expansion. The available seating capacity reached more than 5 million in the first half of 2024 as its fleet size increased 12 percent annually to 33 aircraft. The airline increased its routes to 75, up 8 percent year on […] August 1, 2024
Aviation Saudia to buy 50 air taxis from Germany’s Lilium Saudi national carrier Saudia has agreed to buy at least 50 pilotless electric flying vehicles from Germany’s Lilium in the region’s biggest “air taxi” deal so far. The deal for what the industry calls electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is Saudia’s second major order this year. In May Saudia ordered 105 Airbus aircraft, […] July 18, 2024
Tourism Saudia reports big rise in international passengers Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia reported a 24 percent increase in international passengers to 9.1 million in the first half of 2024. There was also a 13 percent rise in the number of flights. The Hajj pilgrimage in June played a large part in the growth. The number of passengers flying on domestic routes rose […] July 12, 2024
Opinion Aviation Egypt must strike the Saudi aviation market while it’s hot New capacity should go to the kingdom's regional routes, where rapid growth is creating new opportunities July 10, 2024
Analysis Aviation Middle East airlines in race to recruit as pilot shortage bites A shortage of pilots is threatening the ambitions of the Middle East’s growing aviation industry, analysts have warned, forcing airlines to bolster their recruitment efforts. The global industry will be short nearly 80,000 pilots by 2032, according to management consultancy Oliver Wyman. The Middle East is projected to account for up to 18,000 of that […] July 4, 2024
Video length: 04:49 VIDEO Aviation ‘It’s survival of the fittest’, says Oman Air CEO Oman Air is continuing to reduce its losses and increase revenue, but its new CEO believes that adding more airlines to the market would not be sustainable. “There’s certainly a huge amount of aircraft coming to this region,” said Con Korfiatis, CEO of Oman Air, speaking at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in May a […] June 12, 2024
Aviation Airbus to expand production in Morocco as orders grow European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is expanding its production capacity in Morocco to meet growing demand for its aircraft. The Airbus Atlantic Morocco Composites plant in Nouaceur aims to build parts for 75 A320 family aircraft per month by 2026. The 30,000 square metres plant, with 17,000 square metres dedicated to workshops, “specialises in producing composite […] June 11, 2024
