Boeing Expected to Sell About 80 Dreamliners in Saudi Airline Deal

Aircraft order would add Boeing 787s to new airline Riyadh Air and Saudi Arabia’s existing carrier Saudia

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners, under construction at a company facility in South Carolina, are popular for their fuel efficiency.Photo: logan cyrus/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Two Saudi Arabian airlines are nearing a deal to buy a total of about 80 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners with options for some 40 more, people familiar with the matter said, another significant order for the American aircraft manufacturer.

Riyadh Air, a new airline launched by the Saudi sovereign-wealth fund over the weekend, is expected to commit to purchasing 39 of the wide-body jets, while existing carrier Saudia is expected to buy the same number of jets, these people said. 

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