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14/12/2011 00:00:00
Riyadh airport set for huge expansion


Saudi Arabia's aviation regulator has unveiled plans to expand the Riyadh airport three-fold in size within the next five years, as passenger traffic rises rapidly, Reuters has reported. The Riyadh airport is one of 27 in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia's airport traffic has reached 50 million passengers annually and is expected to exceed 80 million within the next 10 years, said Ali al-Zahrani, director general for corporate planning at the General Authority for Civil Aviation. "We developed a comprehensive master plan with a conceptual design for the four terminals that will raise the capacity at Riyadh airport from 12 million to 24 million," he said.
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24/01/2012 00:00:00
Saudia to receive 2 Boeing aircraft


It is the first batch out of a total of 20 aircraft of the same model that Saudia has agreed to purchase from Boeing. Assistant Director General for Public Relations Abdullah bin Mushabab Al-Ojhur said that after the delivery of the two planes, the airline would have received 52 new aircraft. Fifty of them are Airbus 320, 321 and 330 models. He said the airline will receive this year four more Boeing 777-300s and the remainder at a later date. It will also receive eight Boeing Dreamliner 9-787s.
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22/01/2012 00:00:00
Saudi Arabia invites bids from airline companies


Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has invited airlines as well as investors to submit their bids to operate domestic and international flights from Saudi airports, Arab News has reported. GACA said it would issue a request for proposal (RFP) in April 2012 and that the RFP would provide the bidders with more details and specific conditions for winning the license. "GACA will start receiving tenders during the period starting from Sunday (January 22) and ending March 18. Interested parties can submit a letter of intent, details of which have been published in some local newspapers as well as on the authority's website," GACA said in a statement.
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21/11/2011 00:00:00
board meeting that was held on Nov 19, 2011


HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Aviation Club (SAC) presided over the board meeting that was held on Nov 19, 2011. He commenced the meeting by expressing special appreciation to HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, thanking all the support he offered SAC from its establishment and until it became a leading organization serving the Kingdom and its citizens.
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21/09/2011 00:00:00
SAC Participates in the National Day Celebration


The Saudi Aviation Club (SAC), as has been the case in previous years, will participate in the celebrations for the Saudi National Day. This year the festival will encompass Paragliding in all its disciplines: Paramotor, Paragliding, and Microlight as well as Remote Control Aircraft Airshows.
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07/02/2011 00:00:00
71,000 visit Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2011


This year's Al Ain Aerobatic Show was the biggest and best ever with 71,000 spectators.
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14/11/2011 00:00:00
Gulf demand lifts Dubai Air Show


The Dubai Airshow closed its doors on Thursday after seeing a total of $63.3bn worth of orders for aircraft, maintenance services and flight training programmes.
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01/10/2011 00:00:00
SAC Cooperates with Ministry of Interior


HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman welcomes the Presidents of the Arab Air Sports Association and Saudi Paragliding Associations
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