Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV)

Saudia is the national carrie airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. The airline's main operational base is at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam are secondary hubs. The airline is the third largest in the Middle East in terms of revenue. It operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 85 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Domestic and international charter flights are operated, mostly during the Ramadan and the Hajj season. Saudia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and joined the SkyTeam airline alliance on 29 May 2012. SAUDIA started out in 1945 with a single twin-engine DC-3 (Dakota) HZ-AAX given to King Abdul Aziz as a gift by the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This was followed months later with the purchase of two more DC-3s, and these formed the nucleus of what in few years later was to become one of the world's largest airlines. Today SAUDIA has 149 aircraft, including the latest and most advanced wide-bodied jets presently available: B787-9, B777-268L, B777-300ER, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321, and Airbus A330-300.

ICAO Code SVA

Company Headquarter Jeddah , Saudi Arabia

Number of Destinations 89

Year of Operation 1945

Fleet Size 184

Alliance SkyTeam

Aircraft Type Total

Boeing B777-368ER 33

Airbus A320-214 32

Airbus A321 15

Airbus A330-300 24

BOEING B787-9 DREAMLINER 7

BOEING B777-268ER 13

Airbus A330-343 0

B777-368ER 11