Saudia Group to acquire 100 automobile bomb from Teutonic consort – Notice Important Web

Riyadh: The Saudia Group has subscribed a care to acquire 100 automobile plumb take-off and construction (eVTOL) jets from Teutonic consort Lilium. The commendation includes 50 addicted bomb and 50 nonmandatory aircraft, rating Saudia Group as the prototypal movement consort in the Middle East and North continent to attain much a purchase.

The care follows a note of discernment subscribed during the Future Investment Initiative word in Riyadh in Oct 2022. Saudia Group is due to obtain its prototypal eVTOL bomb in the ordinal lodge of 2026, congruent with the start of eVTOL flights by the Arabian Private Aviation Company.

The full automobile eVTOL jets crapper verify soured and realty vertically, eliminating the requirement for tralatitious airports. They crapper movement up to 175 kilometers at speeds of up to 250 kilometers per hour, complaisant sextet passengers and significantly reaction movement time.

The acquisition aims to enter binary destinations and hold expose routes among Saudia Group’s important operative airports. It is due to turn movement instance by up to 90%, especially to traveler destinations and full areas, patch enhancing the arrange of payment services for panjandrum guests.

This commendation aligns with Arabian Vision 2030 and the National Transport and Logistics Strategy, activity tourism, recreation and sports sectors. It also aims to assist the instrumentation of 330 meg passengers and 150 meg visits, including 30 meg Umrah performers during Hajj and Umrah seasons.