Using our regional service and global reach to help the Middle East’s fastest growing airline

The challenge

Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has been named the region’s fastest growing airline and ‘The world’s most improved airline’ three years in a row. To continue their rapid trajectory, they needed to phase out their 15 E170 LR E-Jets over a specified time period and modernise their fleet. Few solutions providers had the technical know-how and resources to purchase and tear-down a fleet this size.

Our way ahead

We showed our conviction to get the job done – demonstrating the benefits of our financial resources, flexibility and capability, regional service and global reach. By opening a satellite workshop in Jeddah and siting technical and logistics experts on site, we offered a solution to oversee the teardown, package up the assets and ship them back to the UK.

The outcome

As the largest non-OEM stockist of E-Jet inventory, we were able to acquire all 15 of Saudia’s E-Jets, tools, parts and supporting equipment. This allowed Saudia to smoothly migrate to their new fleet and continue to improve their performance and grow.