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Boeing pledges Riyadh Air order will be ready for 2025 launch

The new flag carrier, owned by the PIF, is a key element in Saudi Arabia’s plan to open the kingdom to visitors and attract international business

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A Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 jetliner aircraft on the tarmac during the 2023 Dubai Airshow

Amid Boeing’s global travails ranging from delays in the delivery of its new generation airliners to lawsuits from the mid-flight blowout of a cabin door, the world’s No. 2 planemaker is determined not to lose Saudi Arabia.