MSYYZ From Canada, joined Oct 2005, 733 posts, RR: 13 Posted (4 years 1 month 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1409 times:
Saudi Arabian Airlines will next month receive the first of the 15 new Embraer aircraft it ordered last April, according to Director General Dr Khaled Ben-Bakr. The national carrier will use the aircraft to add frequencies on existing regional and domestic flights, and eventually develop mini-hubs in the northern city of Hail and the southern resort city of Abha.
Is it the first time that SV operates regional jets ? As far as i remember the smallest A/C they had was their MD's ( correct me if i am wrong ) .
Most of the Gulf carriers don't operate regional jets , they rather operate widebodies between cities of the Arabian Gulf .
Hijazey , what do u think about this move ? Do these small airplanes suit the domestic Saudi market ? Would they now try to operate more frequent flights with small planes rather than less flights on larger planes ?
FCKC From France, joined Nov 2004, 2147 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 month 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1373 times:
Once they operated 2 F28s on lease from Cimber Air and some Fairchild F27s coming from Hughes Airwest.Even they had one Embraer Bandeirante and one DHC-6.
Anyway this time , it's the first one they go regional jets on a quite big scale.
Hope it helps.
Orion737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 month 5 days ago) and read 1365 times:
I think the Embrarer jets are a good aircraft choice for Saudi Arabian. They will be very useful for expanding routes and frequencies in the Middle Eastern region where the larger capacity aircraft are too big.
Larnaca for example would be perfect for the Embrarer and allow increased frequencies but without an overall capacity increase.
A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 5791 posts, RR: 15 Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1154 times:
Wow, those ERJs will look very stunning in the Saudi Arabian Airlines livery. Maybe the regional jets will finally break through in the Middle Eastern market, a market which has been known for widebody aircraft. Who knows we will see more Middle Eastern airlines order the regional jet once they prove to be a success at Saudi Arabian Airlines. Of all Middle Eastern airlines, I like the liveries of SV, RJ, GF and Etihad the most.
Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1084 times:
Quoting A388 (Reply 4): Who knows we will see more Middle Eastern airlines order the regional jet once they prove to be a success at Saudi Arabian Airlines.
Royal Jordanian is also going to be ordering a bunch of them around the end of this year.
HUYfan From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 1268 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1075 times:
Hopefully they'll be frequent visitors to Dammam. I think SV could really create a HUB at DMM with the Embraer serving Gulf destinations like Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat etc.
HiJazzey From Saudi Arabia, joined Sep 2005, 451 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 975 times:
I'm really looking forward to those E-jets, and I think most passengers will like flying in them. The 2-2 seating with generous shoulder room and pitch (it is roomier inside than the MD90) is well suited to the local market.
It's low operating cost makes it perfect for thin domestic routes. I don't expect it to be used that much for international service; There isn't enough premium seating. But it might be used on routes like MED-CAI or RUH-SAH . And it will free up the MD90 for more regional international flights.
Quoting Backfire (Reply 5): Royal Jordanian is also going to be ordering a bunch of them around the end of this year.
That's a surprise to me, since they've recently ordered some Q400s
MSYYZ From Canada, joined Oct 2005, 733 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 895 times:
I have never flown SV before , i am so excited . I guess their flights are packed out of CAI .
My route will be as follow : YYZ-VIE-CAI-JED and return .
Horus From Egypt, joined Feb 2004, 5230 posts, RR: 74 Reply 12, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 607 times:
I'm almost certain they'll use the 170 on the JED-ALY route (and RUH-ALY summer service). At the moment the MD-90 faces severe weight restrictions when serving the Mediterranean city due to Al-Nozha's short runway and the trees (those who've been to ALY know what the latter means).
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