EMBRAER ANNOUNCES SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES ORDER FOR 15 EMBRAER 170s
Saudi Arabian Airlines today announced a frim order of 15 Embraer 170 aircraft, with the first delivery scheduled for December 2005. The airline becomes Embraer's first customer for the type in the Middle East.
The final contract, to be signed Wednesday in Riyadh, has a total value of about US$ 400 million at list price. All aricraft will be configured in a two class layout with a total of 66 seats, six of which will be assigned to first class.