Riyadh Air has shared photos of its first production Boeing 787 Dreamliner painted in its indigo and lavender livery that was unveiled at King Khaled International Airport (RUH) in June 2023.
On October 4, 2026, Riyadh Air turned to social media where it posted a series of pictures of the aircraft, registered HZ-RXAK, tagging manufacturer Boeing as well.
In its post, translated by X from Arabic, Riyadh Air wrote: “First look at our Nile Blue Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the completion of its painting.”
The 36.23 per cent loss, however, represented a 1.21 percentage-point improvement from the 37.44 per cent recorded in Q1.
The report noted that all the DisCos failed to meet their ATC&C targets during the quarter, with “Kaduna DisCo recording the worst underperformance relative to the target (Actual – 67.70 per cent vs target – 18.18 per cent),” it stated.
On market obligations, the report said the cumulative upstream invoice payable by the DisCos stood at N410.38bn in Q2.
The amount comprised N326.46bn for generation costs from the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company and N83.92bn for transmission and administrative services provided by the market operator.According to ch-aviation data, Riyadh Air has so far received eight Boeing 787-9 aircraft. However, all eight Dreamliners are painted in the airline’s alternative white, indigo and lavender colors.
When Riyadh Air unveiled the indigo and lavender livery in 2023, it said its brand identity are “inspired by the warmth and hospitality of the Kingdom and the vibrant lavender colors that carpet the desert in the spring, the beautiful livery is one of a series which will continue to push boundaries in aviation”.
The airline added: “It has been designed to incorporate visual references to the Kingdom and the city which include the sweeping curves of Arabic script with the global campaign tagline ‘The Future Takes Flight’.”