Saudia orders Hawker 400XP
 

Hawker Beechcraft inked a deal with Saudi Arabia Airlines for six Hawker 400XP twinjets worth a combined total of about $50 million. Scheduled for delivery next year, the airplanes will join the carrier’s Saudia Private Aviation fleet.

First one due in about 5 months.

Mutt

Mutt , do you know if Saudia will be starting a new businnes line or will they be for training?

They will go on their 135 certificate with the Falcon 7X.

Mutt

Thus, a new biz aviation competitor in the area :rolleyes:. Tks.

Actually its probably the oldest charter operator.... You just had to know the right phone number :):)

Mutt

...and have a couple of "H"s in front of your name ;)

Saudia Special Flight
 

they are selling the G 2 & 3's.
Keeping 6 GIV's
the Hawkers and 5 x 7X's start 2009

It will be a charter company but run by the same set up and as all government institutions are, dont expect service to be at the front of the list.

SSFS have been a great privately managed company for over 20 years....... chasing charter clients or making incme is not on the program....... But interesting they went for Dassualt and not G 550's.

I got this from a GIV driver a month ago

.... No it wont... :)

.... Thats hilarious :)

totally wrong.....

Your G4 source is in for a shock!

Mutt

i love the Hawker. nice comfortable bizjet!

400XP's
 

I hope the new aircraft have APU's, if not, they were a waste of money in Saudi starting about April through October.

No APU
 

Glass Cockpit yes! APU. Not ordered. too bad. As usual, nobody putting the orders together asked the pilot types for a feedback. At least the airline knows the planes are coming. When the first G-2's arrived in l976, nobody knew it. They were just delivered to JED by factory pilots, who had to fly them until Saudia pilots were trained. But times have changed.

Off the subject, but...are both the Falcon 900's still flying? Sam

Hey Sam, I believe that they are still flying and will be joined by 4 Falcon 7X aircraft starting next year.

Mutt