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- Album Kingdom of Dhahran
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Airline - Dhahrani
Aircraft - Airbus A320neo | A9-VNA
Delivered to Dhahrani, 2019
Livery - Standard 2010
Country - Kingdom of Dhahran
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Airline - Dhahrani
Aircraft - Airbus A321neo | A9-VOA
Delivered to Dhahrani, 2017
Livery - Standard 2010
Country - Kingdom of Dhahran
With Dhahrani's long-haul fleet renewal well underway in 2014 - the A310s having left the fleet several years prior, A340-300 retired that year, A330s being reconfigured with new interiors, and 787s being delivered in large numbers - an order was placed for 30 A321neos and 20 options, with the first deliveries set to begin in 2017. In early 2016, the order was amended to include 20 A321neos, 20 A320neos, and 10 options for each. While A321neo deliveries were still scheduled for 2017, the A320neos wouldn't reach the airline until 2019. At the same time, it was also announced that all new-generation A320 family aircraft would feature lie-flat seats in Business Class, as opposed to the recliners on the existing narrowbody fleet, while the A319s, A320s, and A321s already in the fleet would be retrofitted with brand-new Business Class (newer recliner, not lie-flat seats) and Economy products. This was especially important as the narrowbody fleet at the time had not had its interiors updated since 2005. The retrofitting of older A320 family aircraft was targeted at being completed by the end of 2018, which was successfully accomplished, however in the middle of 2018 it was also announced that the non-neo narrowbody fleet would be retired, with A320s leaving the fleet in 2022, A321s in 2024, and A319s in 2026.
Disclaimer: This project is designed to look at the progression of aviation in a more-or-less generic fictional Middle Eastern state. The fictional Kingdom of Dhahran is located near the real Saudi Arabian city called Dhahran, but has no affiliation with it, and the name is a coincidence. Any other similarities to real people, locations, or situations may be intentional. I have zero knowledge of Arabic, so while I have spent considerable time trying to get it right, mistakes are possible, and any advice is greatly appreciated.
i suggest making the overwing exit outlines white on where it collides with the titles
Yeah...I usually paint the exit outlines white where they cut through titles, but in this livery specifically I found they look better (and are fine visibility-wise) when left gold. However, that was on widebodies. Here probably making them white would be better - I'll amend that in a bit.
