Saudia will take delivery of 30 aircraft this year, the carrier said Jan 17. The airline said the expected aircraft comprise 8 Airbus A320ceos, 10 A330-300s, 5 Boeing 777-300ERs and 7 787s. The first new aircraft this year, an A330-300, will be delivered to Jeddah Jan 26. Saudi plans to phase out 18 aircraft in 2017, including 777-200s. Group DG Saleh Al-Jasser said the aircraft retirement and delivery program will reduce the airline's average fleet age from 5.87 to less than 4 years. The influx of new equipment is part of the airline’s transformation program launched in 2015, with the aim that by 2020 Saudia will have a fleet of 200 aircraft, 1,000 daily flights and fly 45m passengers annually. <br/>