flynas Takes Delivery of 50th Jetliner Out of Order for 120 Airbus A320neo

flynas is moving ahead in its ambitious plan for growth, expansion, and increasing the fleet size - AFP
flynas is moving ahead in its ambitious plan for growth, expansion, and increasing the fleet size - AFP
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flynas Takes Delivery of 50th Jetliner Out of Order for 120 Airbus A320neo

flynas is moving ahead in its ambitious plan for growth, expansion, and increasing the fleet size - AFP
flynas is moving ahead in its ambitious plan for growth, expansion, and increasing the fleet size - AFP

flynas, the Saudi air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East and the world, celebrated taking delivery of the 50th airplane out of a large order for Airbus A320neo jetliners at a reception held at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.

The company is moving ahead in its ambitious plan for growth, expansion, and increasing the fleet size.
Taking delivery of the 50th aircraft comes within an order to purchase 120 A320neo aircraft from Airbus with a value exceeding 32 billion riyals, which was at the time the second-largest purchase of A320neo aircraft in the Middle East, as a strategic step for flynas, SPA reported.
The deal with Airbus was a strategic step for flynas, consolidating its position as a leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, and one of the top four low-cost carriers in the world. The company is moving forward in its ambitious plans to double the fleet size after its board of directors approved an increase in purchase orders to 250 aircraft. This is in line with flynas’ strategic plan -- “We Connect the World to the Kingdom” -- in parallel with the National Civil Aviation Strategy to enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting Saudi Arabia with 250 international destinations and to accommodate 330 million passengers and to host 100 million tourists yearly by 2030.
In parallel with upscaling the flynas fleet, taking delivery of the new aircraft contributed to generating hundreds of quality jobs in the aviation sector, directly and indirectly. flynas recently announced the opening of applications in several programs, including the Future Pilots Program, Future Engineers Program, and the Cabin Crew Program for Saudi men and women.
This A320neo airplane is the third of its kind received by flynas since the beginning of 2024, and it is due to receive other batches of aircraft during the year, reinforcing flynas' commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. The A320neo is the most advanced, environmentally friendly, and fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft worldwide.
flynas connects more than 70 domestic and international destinations with more than 1,500 weekly flights and has flown more than 78 million passengers since its launch in 2007, with the aim to reach 165 domestic and international destinations.



Exports from Libya's Hariga Oil Port Stop as Crude Supply Dries Up, Say Engineers

A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)
A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)
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Exports from Libya's Hariga Oil Port Stop as Crude Supply Dries Up, Say Engineers

A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)
A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)

The Libyan oil export port of Hariga has stopped operating due to insufficient crude supplies, two engineers at the terminal told Reuters on Saturday, as a standoff between rival political factions shuts most of the country's oilfields.

This week's flare-up in a dispute over control of the central bank threatens a new bout of instability in the North African country, a major oil producer that is split between eastern and western factions.

The eastern-based administration, which controls oilfields that account for almost all the country's production, are demanding western authorities back down over the replacement of the central bank governor - a key position in a state where control over oil revenue is the biggest prize for all factions.

Exports from Hariga stopped following the near-total shutdown of the Sarir oilfield, the port's main supplier, the engineers said.

Sarir normally produces about 209,000 barrels per day (bpd). Libya pumped about 1.18 million bpd in July in total.

Libya's National Oil Corporation NOC, which controls the country's oil resources, said on Friday the recent oilfield closures have caused the loss of approximately 63% of total oil production.