Riyadh

  • Lufthansa Cargo accident in Riyadh

    A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter had an accident on 28 July at 11.38 am (local time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The freighter, Flight LH 8460, was on route from Frankfurt to Hong Kong with stopovers in Riyadh and Sharjah. The plane was piloted by w…

    28 July 2010

  • INDIA: Jet Airways launches inaugural Riyadh service

    Jet Airways has launched its inaugural service to Riyadh, the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Indian financial capital of Mumbai complementing the airline’s existing daily Mumbai-Jeddah service. The airline offers…

    01 September 2009

  • New air traffic control in Riyadh online

    Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has begun the experimental operation of a regional air traffic control centre at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh which will control Saudi airspace between 35,000 feet to 46,000 fe…

    01 March 2009

  • Two new airports planned for Riyadh region

    There are plans to build two new domestic airports in the Riyadh region in Saudi Arabia, the Khaleej Times reported. The High Commission for the Development of Riyadh (HCDR) is looking for suitable sites on which to establish the airports, w…

    01 March 2007