As one of the world's most popular widebody aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has over 80 operators and has now added another one in Riyadh Air . The Saudi Arabian state-owned carrier marked its commercial debut with a flight from Riyadh (RUH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Sunday using its technical spare aircraft, a former Oman Air Boeing 787-9.

With a large orderbook that could see the airline operating almost 200 aircraft by the next decade, the 787 Dreamliner will comprise a core part of Riyadh Air's long-haul capacity. It could eventually fly over 70 Dreamliners, which would put it among the world's largest operators of the Boeing twinjet.

First Riyadh Air Flight Touches Down At London Heathrow

The Saudi airline's inaugural flight departed Riyadh at 03:26 loca

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