Riyadh Air is cleared for takeoff after obtaining its Air Operator Certificate from the GACA—General Authority of Civil Aviation—Saudi Arabia.
Securing the all-important AOC is crucial for airlines seeking to commence scheduled passenger flights, and the company has been working towards this goal for some time.
The addition of the airline’s first technical spare enabled the carrier to begin more thorough flight-proving and other testing to ensure it could secure its AOC on…