Breaking: Riyadh Air Firms Up Major Airbus A350 & Boeing 787 Orders

Published Jul 20, 2026, 5:29 AM EDT

A graduate in German, Jake has a passion for history and regional aviation, and enjoys sampling new carriers and aircraft. He has visited OEM facilities as far and wide as Bristol, Toulouse, and Seattle, and recently enjoyed the milestone of flying his 150th sector as a passenger. Based in Norfolk, UK.

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* Last updated 05:30 EST July 20, 2026 by Jake Hardiman *

Riyadh Air has made waves at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 with an order for 28 examples of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The announcement marks the first major order of the show, with the new Saudi Arabian airline’s order coming in the form of 28 exercised options from a previous deal struck in 2023. A key headline from this latest transaction is the conversion to the Boeing 787-10.

Indeed, of these 28 exercised options, Riyadh Air plans to convert 20 from the mid-sized 787-9 model to the stretched 787-10 variant. Elsewhere, the carrier simultaneously underlined its commitment to large widebody twinjets by firming up an order for another six units of the Airbus A350-1000. This brings the carrier’s firm commitment for the type to 31, with 25 A350-1000s having already been locked in.

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

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