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Riyadh Air's First Dreamliner Takes Flight Before an Entry Into Service Still Scheduled in 2025

Summary by Air Journal
The new Saudi company Riyadh Air has successfully completed the test flight of its very first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. A symbolic advance towards its planned commercial launch by the end of 2025, which confirms the kingdom's ambition to transform Riyadh into a world-wide air hub. On 23 December 2025, a Boeing 787-9 with the bright colours of Riyadh Air took off from the Boeing factory in Charleston, South Carolina, to conduct its inaugural "B1" …
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The new Saudi company Riyadh Air has successfully completed the test flight of its very first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. A symbolic advance towards its planned commercial launch by the end of 2025, which confirms the kingdom's ambition to transform Riyadh into a world-wide air hub. On 23 December 2025, a Boeing 787-9 with the bright colours of Riyadh Air took off from the Boeing factory in Charleston, South Carolina, to conduct its inaugural "B1" …

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Air Journal broke the news in on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
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