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The sleeping aviation giant finally is waking up. It could be the next big thing for aerospace.

The Gulf region restores its standing as a global air connector.

Saudi Arabia’s aviation regulator is overseeing massive industry growth.

Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.

Saudi Arabian LCCs are gradually eating into the domestic market once monopolized by flag-carrier Saudia.

Flyadeal's CEO Con Korfiatis says the carrier is short on aircraft after a significant increase in passenger numbers.

Con Korfiatis believes the market is still “very immature” from a low-cost perspective.

The Saudi Arabian LCC has added a third international destination to its growing network as it gears up to increase its fleet by 80% this year.

In-market testing of services has become the most reliable barometer of success, the CEO of Flyadeal tells World Routes delegates.

This week: Bjørn Kjos steps down as Norwegian’s CEO; Flyadeal drops Boeing order in favour of all-Airbus fleet; Lufthansa to base two more A380s in Munich and more.

Saudia's low-cost subsidiary flyadeal, previously an all-Airbus operator, has committed to ordering up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft as it seeks to grow its domestic presence.

As low-cost carrier Flynas begins taking delivery of the first of 80 Airbus A320neo aircraft, Routesonline looks at the rapid growth of Saudi Arabia’s aviation market, boosted by a rapidly expanding tourism sector and a more liberalised approach.