Saudi Arabian Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with an option for ten more, in a deal valued at $3.3bn.

The airline has also placed an order for eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners for its long-haul fleet.

The world’s largest long-range twin-engine jetliner, the 777-300ER is capable of carrying up to 365 passengers 7,930nm.

Saudi Arabian Airlines director-general Khaled Al-Mulhim said the airline would directly benefit from the 777-300ER’s improved fuel efficiency, seat-mile costs and the economics of operating a twin-engine airplane over long distances.

Boeing Saudi Arabia president Ahmed A Jazzar said the deliveries would begin in 2011 in a phased manner, according to Bernama.com.

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