Riyadh – Mubasher: SaudiGulf Airlines expects to finalise a purchasing agreement for up to 16 Boeing 777 airliners by the third quarter of 2017, Reuters quoted the company’s CEO, Samer Al Majali, as saying on Wednesday.

The privately owned SaudiGulf is targeting to receive the 777 aircrafts starting from 2020, Al Majali added.

On Sunday, Boeing had signed several defence and commercial agreements with Saudi Arabia to create thousands of jobs in both the US and KSA, and to enhance national security in the region.