Saudia's frantic February with four deliveries within a week

Saudia has had a busy start to February when on the 3rd of the month it took delivery of no fewer than three aircraft – two of the new Boeing 787-900 Dreamliners and a Boeing 777-200ER.
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Just over a week later a third Dreamliner left Paine Field near Seattle for Jeddah.
The aerial picture shows all four of the new aircraft ahead of the departure from the US manufacturing plant. (Picture: courtesy Boeing/Saudia)
All three aircraft departed the Boeing facility on February 3rd in intervals of 15 minutes for their 13-hour delivery flight to Jeddah arriving 4th February.
The Dreamliners are registered HZ-ARA and HZ-ARB and fitted with General Electric GEnx 1B74/75 PIP II engines. The B777 is registered HZ-AK30. There are five more B787s on order while the B777 aircraft completes the 47 777s required by Saudia in both passenger and freight configuration.
On arrival at Jeddah, HZ-ARB was first to land while HZ-ARA received an escort over the city with display smoke from the Royal Saudi Air Force display team. "ARA" then landed and proceeded to one of the royal ramps for an arrival ceremony followed by "ARB"
The third Boeing 787 Dreamliner is registered HZ-ARC and arrived in Jeddah on the 12th February.
The Dreamliners are expected to serve Manchester, Paris CDG,
Istanbul, Casablanca, and Guangzhou from Dammam, Riyadh and
Jeddah.
 

The Boeing 787 (HZARA) ready for pushback at Paine Field. (Picture Michael Kelly)