Saudia Goes Retro!

Saudia has been operating the 787 Dreamliner since 2016. The airline currently has 21 of the type in their fleet, comprised of both -9 and -10 variants, with at least 30 more airframes on order. In 2023, Saudia launched a major re-branding as part of Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030." The airline's new livery uses elements like the brightly colored stripes, geometric lettering style, and logo from older Saudia liveries.

This particular aircraft, HZ-AR32, was delivered to Saudia in the new livery in August 2023. As of posting, the aircraft has been flying from Saudia's hub in Jeddah to international destinations such as Guangzhou, Manchester, and Barcelona.

This was a pretty fun project to put together. It was just the right amount of challenge for me. I also got to appreciate how Saudia went for such a bold color scheme which sets them apart from many of their competitors. My only regret with this build is using a lot of text labels. Anyways, I hope you enjoy flying this around!

Credits to GalacticaAsia for the Original Plane

CONTROLS:

Pitch, Roll, Yaw, & Trim — Normal
VTOL — Flaps
Brake — Reverse Thrust

AG1 — Arm Speed brakes (requires gear down)
AG2 — Strobe Lights
AG3 — Landing Lights
AG4 — Cabin Lights
AG5 — Arm Doors (Cargo and Pax)
AG6 — Pushback
AG8 — Engines, Nav/Taxi/Beacon lights

Use buttons on doors to open (Requires AG5 and not moving)

BUILD NOTES:

– Re-did entire nose and cockpit section
– Stretched fuselage and modified window layout
– Added cargo doors, buttons on forward doors
– Changed weight and thrust to closer match -10 model
– Made FT code adjustments

IMAGE GALLERY:

Credits to BaconEggs for The Items map used in the screenshots

11/3/2024