https://vision2030.ai/tags/mro/Recent content in MRO on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenWed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/investment/guides/aviation-investment/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/investment/guides/aviation-investment/<h2 id="saudi-aviation-investment-2026-330m-passenger-and-ksia-plan">Saudi Aviation Investment 2026: 330M Passenger and KSIA Plan</h2> <p>Saudi aviation investment in 2026 is anchored by <a href="https://vision2030.ai/vision/">Vision 2030&rsquo;s</a> target of 330 million annual air passenger trips, the King Salman International Airport (KSIA) plan in Riyadh, the creation of a new national carrier (<a href="https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/riyadh-air/">Riyadh Air</a>), the aggressive expansion of Saudia, and the liberalisation of air transport policy.</p> <p>The Kingdom handled approximately 140 million air passenger trips in 2025 across its airport network — a roughly 9% year-on-year gain reported by the General Authority of Civil Aviation — with international destinations reaching 176. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and <a href="https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/king-abdulaziz-airport/">King Abdulaziz International Airport</a> in Jeddah continue to anchor the network. KAIA crossed 53.4 million passengers in 2025, formally entering the world&rsquo;s mega-airports tier. The target of reaching 330 million passengers annually still requires fundamental expansion of airport capacity, airline fleet size, route networks, and aviation support services, with the National Aviation Strategy backed by USD 100 billion in combined public and private investment through the end of the decade.</p>