The end of Saudia Private Aviation
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The end of Saudia Private Aviation
With a history going back decades as Special Flight Services, they are finally getting out of the 135 charter business. All of the 7X aircraft were sold to Planet 9 in the USA and are pending delivery. All of the 7X Pilots were given two months notice of termination.
The Hawker 400 might keep plodding along for a short while.
Sad to see this happen, unfortunately the Al Bayraq experiment was an expensive failure.
The Hawker 400 might keep plodding along for a short while.
Sad to see this happen, unfortunately the Al Bayraq experiment was an expensive failure.
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With a history going back decades as Special Flight Services, they are finally getting out of the 135 charter business. All of the 7X aircraft were sold to Planet 9 in the USA and are pending delivery. All of the 7X Pilots were given two months notice of termination.
The Hawker 400 might keep plodding along for a short while.
Sad to see this happen, unfortunately the Al Bayraq experiment was an expensive failure.
The Hawker 400 might keep plodding along for a short while.
Sad to see this happen, unfortunately the Al Bayraq experiment was an expensive failure.
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Nope, the Hawkers are also for sale, with only 1 or 2 left in service. SPA shall continue as a FBO, but as the majority of their custom was for their own flights, it will be interesting to see how long this lasts.
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The old Gulfstream’s were retired in 2014, they were later purchased and flown in 2017 to the USA, with the exception of AFW.
Royal Operate 3 x G300 aircraft for the Ministry of Finance, but this is a local only part of the airline with only 2 expats allowed to remain there.
Royal Operate 3 x G300 aircraft for the Ministry of Finance, but this is a local only part of the airline with only 2 expats allowed to remain there.
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What about Privatair (Saudi Arabia) that purchased stacke in SPA few years ago ?
The A319 is operated by PrivateAir Switzerland, who are happily operating a contracted service that is making a loss on most flights, however they are flying ACMI so passenger loads don't mean anything to them.
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I'm sorry but I need to be filled in as to what the topic refers to.
I have seen the Saudi Private Aviation hangar many times on Jeddah Airport. Has that entire division been dissolved?
I have seen the Saudi Private Aviation hangar many times on Jeddah Airport. Has that entire division been dissolved?
