Saudi Arabia launched the first seaplane company

Saudi Arabia has launched the country's first seaplane company, which will take tourists to island resorts and enjoy scenic views. According to Gulf News, Saudi Arabia's multi-project developer Red Sea Global (RSG) has formed a subsidiary seaplane operator to access Red Sea resorts, the airline named 'Fly Red Sea', which has four Cessna. Caravan has started its operations with an initial fleet of 208.

Officials say the fleet will grow to nine seaplanes by 2028 and is expected to have more than 20 by 2030. The seaplane company was launched to ferry tourists to Red Sea island resorts. , it is the first seaplane company to launch in the Kingdom.

John Pagano, Group CEO, Red Sea Global, said, "As a pilot, I have been deeply invested in the efforts to build Fly Red Sea. Our goal was to build a company that delivers the highest quality at every guest touch point." allow us to maintain, provide us with a platform to explore technologies to reduce the aviation industry's carbon footprint, each plane can transport one pilot and 6 guests with luggage to resorts or 9 people at a time. Can have scenic views of the entire floor.

He said that a separate seaplane runway has been established at the Red Sea International (RSI) airport, the home base of Fly Red Sea, which runs parallel to the airport's main terminal and through which a dedicated The completed seaplane will reach the terminal. In addition to Red Sea Global choosing to fuel its fleet using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the company is also exploring fully electric ships with hydrogen-electric propulsion technology. Cessna is working with ZeroAvia to retrofit the Caravan Seaplane.