Saudi Arabian Airlines - Interesting Aircraft Photos

[Abbas Ali]

Boeing 747-312 registered in Iceland as TF-AMJ and operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines. Photo taken on September 17 at Istanbul Airport, Turkey.

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ULS Airlines Cargo (formerly Kuzu Airlines Cargo) operates Airbus A310-300 freighter (registered in Turkey as TC-SGM) on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo in their livery. Photo taken on September 17 at Brussels Airport, Belgium.


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Abbas

[raihans]

interesting pictures specially the B743 in white color with Saudia titles, thanks Abbas for sharing....

[AbdulAziz]

SV rented it for Hajj flight from poor countries such as PAK, India , Bangladesh , Indonasia , Sudan ,etc ...
They usually do it every year but I don't know wh they rent old planes ??!!

A.Aziz

[PK777]

They could have at least painted the tail on that Boeing 747. It just does not look right with the emblem on a white background.

[Adnan Usman Khan]

This is because the same discrimination we get in Kingdom.Once I travelled to LHE on Phuket AIr B747-200 which was operating on behalf of Saudi Arabian...That Aircraft was as much old that""Lagta tha abi gir jaye ga"..The lights of the lavoratories were mostly not working.The sounds of the engines were strange.Our Aircraft had come from JED and stopped at RUH for passengers after continuing for Lahore.I was at riyadh the aircraft stopped for very long time due to technical fault

[VirtualPIA]

thanks for the share Abbas bhai.

AAI aircraft leased by SV are painted in full colors, however during Hajj, yes you will see a lot of interesting stuff!

[Nasir]

The lights of the galleries were mostly not working.

They had galleries on the 747?! What were they, art galleries or sculpture galleries?

[Abbas Ali]

Here's another one.

The photo shows Boeing 757-2Q8 (registration TC-ETE) of Atlasjet Airlines taking part in 2010 Hajj flights operation for Saudi Arabian Airlines in hybrid livery.

Photo taken at Antalya (AYT) Airport, Turkey, in October 2010.


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Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Another one - It's Boeing 757-258 (registration G-STRZ) operated by Astraeus for Saudi Arabian Airlines during Hajj 2010 season.

Photo taken at Turkey Istanbul - Ataturk International Airport (IST) on October 17, 2010.

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Abbas

[raihans]

^ another interesting shot, ramp view is excellent with Turkish tails

thanks for sharing....

[PK777]

^ another interesting shot, ramp view is excellent with Turkish tails

thanks for sharing....

no photograph is complete in today's world without a EK bird!

[Vishal Jolapara]

They usually do it every year but I don't know wh they rent old planes ??!!

A.Aziz

Because they're easily available & cheap!!
Besides, many Hajj Pilgrims are first time flyers who dont have much luxary to compare that a/c's cabin with so they will gladly take it anytime.

I just hope their pressurization systems are in order as my dad almost blew his ear - on an Air Arabia A320! As its cabin pressure was skewed

[Abbas Ali]

Another one:

Boeing 767-304ER (registration I-AIGJ) is one of two Boeing 767s Air Italy is operating in the current Hajj flights season on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines in their basic livery. Photo taken at Jeddah Airport on December 3, 2010.

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Abbas

[raihans]

Here is another action shot of TF-AMJ flying for Saudi Arabian Airlines

[Abbas Ali]

^ Fantastic photo! Raihan.

Evergreen International operating its Boeing 747-412F (SCD) freighter (registration N491EV) on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines in incomplete livery.

Photo taken at Brussels Airport (BRU), Belgium, on January 14, 2011

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Abbas