Daily Memo: Saudi Arabia’s Aviation Project Gets A Reality Check

Tony Douglas

Tony Douglas has now apparently left his position as CEO of RIA after just a few months.

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For Tony Douglas, becoming CEO of Saudi Arabia’s new airline RIA looked like the opportunity of a lifetime. The 60-year-old executive had recently been running Etihad Airways and before that Abu Dhabi airport. Both were overall rather unpleasant jobs—dealing with huge construction delays at the...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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