More details about Saudi Arabia’s newest airline, NEOM Airlines, have been revealed by the carrier’s chief executive, Klaus Goersch.  In a blog post the CEO, who has been chief operating officer at British Airways and Air Canada, set out his vision for the airline and confirmed that NEOM will launch at the end of 2024.   NEOM Airlines will serve Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city, NEOM, a $500bn futuristic gigacity being built in the north-west of the country and the brainchild of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

NEOM is preparing to shift the focus of the world’s largest piling project to THE LINE modules at the marina as excavation work for the waterway reaches an advanced stage.   The structures that make up THE LINE comprise 135 modules that are 800 metres in length and 500 metres tall at sea level. In total, THE LINE is 170 kilometres long and extends from the Red Sea coast inland towards Tabuk.   Modules 45, 46 and 47 are at the marina, which is expected to be two times bigger than any other marina in the world and capable of hosting the largest cruise ships.

Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion signature giga-project NEOM has claimed the top position in Forbes’ new list of Top 10 Economies of the Future Companies in Saudi Arabia.  NEOM is part of 40 firms that are divided into four categories by Forbes to highlight the Kingdom’s most progressive firms.   Prepared in partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Research, Development, and Innovation Authority, the report includes the 10 most innovative companies in Saudi Arabia, with NEOM claiming the third position in this category.  

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM city will soon build its first hydrogen fueling station. Air Products Qudra signed an agreement with ENOWA, NEOM’s energy, water and hydrogen subsidiary, to build, own, and operate NEOM’s first hydrogen fueling station, providing critical infrastructure for NEOM’s sustainability goals. The initiative will help to decarbonise heavy modes of transport in NEOM, covering buses and heavy-duty trucks. Groundwork for the hydrogen fueling station is scheduled to commence second half of 2023.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is in the midst of a major economic transformation. The reform is part of the Kingdom’s long-term economic strategy – Vision 2030, and its national transformation plan that aims to diversify the economy away from dependence on the oil sector.

Considering Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, it is hard to ignore that the country is full of business and investment opportunities, making Saudi Arabia a place to be.

There is good news for job hunters because there are several megaprojects shaping the future of Saudi Arabia. Interested candidates can apply for a job in NEOM via the official website, submitting their CV, cover letter, and additional required documents.

HanmiGlobal Co., a Korean construction management service provider, said on Wednesday it has won an additional order related to the NEOM City project, the world’s largest smart city construction project currently underway in Saudi Arabia.  The company is preparing a binding contract after receiving a letter of intent for the monitoring service for the construction of residential facilities for workers participating in the project. The construction site covers an area of 26,500 square meters and will include accommodations, sports and entertainment facilities, restaurants and medical facilities.

The new airline, the third largest Saudi carrier behind Saudia and Riyadh International Airlines (RIA) will be attached to the NEOM project and is expected to take off in late 2024 or early 2025. After Riyadh Air which has just been launched, Saudi Arabia is already starting to communicate about the launch of NEOM Airlines, the new Saudi air transport start-up.

NEOM Airlines is expected to be attached to NEOM Bay International Airport. It is the first of four airports to be built under the NEOM project. It received its first flight on June 31, 2019, from Saudia, which came from Riyadh. The airport's IATA code is "NUM" and it has a 2,630-meter long runway. For the time being, however, it only accommodates the workers and employees working on the NEOM project.