Saudi Startup is Happy to Catch the Fallout From the US-China Trade War

Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas announced Monday that the airline is ready and willing to snap up Boeing aircraft originally meant for Chinese airlines, assuming trade tensions between the United States and China continue to block deliveries. Riyadh Air has been shopping aggressively ahead of its launch, which was originally planned for spring 2025.

Bringing Stability To Commercial Aircraft Programs

Airbus has finalized a definitive deal to acquire all industrial assets and certain sites of Spirit AeroSystems pertaining to production of airframe parts and components for its commercial aircraft production programs. The divestiture is expected to close concurrently with Spirit’s previously announced acquisition by the Boeing Company, approximately in Q3 2025.