Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines Takes First A330-300 Regional
Flag carrier to lease 20 of the lower-weight widebodies from IAFC
Saudia holds firm orders for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regionals. (Photo: Airbus)
Saudia holds firm orders for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regionals. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus A330-300 Regional launch customer Saudi Arabian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of the latest member of the A330 family of widebodies, Airbus announced Thursday. The first of twenty A330-300 Regionals ordered at the 2015 Paris Airshow, the airplane joins Saudi Arabian Airlines’ existing Airbus fleet of 12 A330-300s and 50 A320-family narrowbodies. The Saudi flag carrier has arranged to lease its A330-300 Regional fleet from International Airfinance Corporation (IAFC), whose office in Dubai specializes in Sharia-compliant aircraft financing.