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MIDDLE EAST stay on , and we of course do everything possible in our ability to make the job more like a career choice , to nurture their skills , and satisfies their personal development goals thereby securing a more productive and stable workforce ..”
A talented and committed workforce means that Saudia is well positioned to achieve its plans for growth . And to kick things off , the airline has acquired 50 additional new aircrafts to strengthen its domestic and regional capabilities and added more wide body aircrafts for the long haul routes ( i . e . Boeing 777-300 & Boeing 787-9 ). Saudia will be taking its first delivery of the Dreamliner in January 2016 at the same time as celebrating its 70th anniversary .
Albakri says : “ The aviation business is continuously changing and the Dreamliner is a very sophisticated aircraft . We call it a flying data centre actually by itself as it has more technology embedded into that aircraft than any other aircraft made by mankind .” So , naturally , the role of IT has extended to accommodate such an aircraft , in order to take full advantage of it and ensure proper operation , maintenance and support of the aircraft and its guests . He continues : “ The Dreamliner is continuously connected to ground based systems , it ’ s continuously communicating the status of the engine , the status of the various components of the aircraft , to the ground systems to monitor and advise crews with information to help operate the aircraft more safely and with added conveniences to its guests . And then it
The interior of the Boeing 777
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