FIRST Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 Takes off from Portland Airport (PDX)

I was definitely not expecting to catch an airline that doesn't even exist yet... Let alone their first aircraft. The livery was only unveiled 6 hours before I took this video of its takeoff, and I think it's a beautiful and unique livery.
Aircraft Registration: N8572C
Flight Number: BOE581 (PDX-CHS)
Date: 6/4/2023

[@karenmonson9893]

What a beautiful plane!🙂✈

[@user-bp5cj2wy9n]

Yes new in saudi arabia air

[@classicacorsair6534]

Very beautiful. Saw this on May 5th when it came into pdx, it was in the MIAT Mongolian airlines livery. Obviously it wasn't taken up, glad to see it as a Riyadh Air. Thanks for posting!

[@PortlandAviation]

Yeah! Wish I caught the arrival in the MIAT livery, but I couldn't make it.

[@Acepilot1312]

@@PortlandAviation why did MIAT cancel the order? Their pilots were being trained on my country’s flag carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines on our Boeing 787-9s. What will happen to all of that now?

[@PortlandAviation]

@@Acepilot1312 They still have 2 787-9s on order I believe.

[@Acepilot1312]

@@PortlandAviation ah, I see. Do you know why this particular airframe was assigned to Riyadh Air instead?

[@PortlandAviation]

@@Acepilot1312 No idea

[@ahahm]

Holy, the plane livery looks even better in real life! Nice catch! Probably was one of the test flight of some sort from boeing!

[@PortlandAviation]

It was painted here at PDX, this was a ferry flight to CHS, where I'm guessing it will stay for a while before it's delivered.

[@user-bp5cj2wy9n]

This new air for saudi arabia

[@jfoaviationfilms]

beautiful aircraft, beautiful livery. great catch.

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks!

[@user-bp5cj2wy9n]

This for saudi arabia new air

[@JollySchwaggermann]

Don't care what colour they are - no crashing is beautiful !

[@respighi3]

Quick takeoff. Fun to see the rotation so close-up.

[@fifaseed]

Yep

[@shahidhafeez8146]

Mashallah Riyadh Air... B 787-9 🤩😍😍

[@Timokvei]

Nice catch! Beautiful plane in this livery!

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks, I agree!

[@Calebs_Aviation]

Wow! 🤩 I’ve seen promotional pictures of the Riyadh Air livery but seeing it on a brand new B787-9 Dreamer I have to say it looks incredibly beautiful! 😎 😊🎉 I hope that Riyadh Air 🇸🇦 succeeds and I hope to fly them someday on one of their B787 Dreamliner or B737 MAX aircraft someday! 😊

[@PortlandAviation]

I agree! One of the most unique liveries out there right now.

[@h00vy82]

@@PortlandAviation the first of two that is :)

[@milantehrandubai]

not 737 Max No thank you

[@h00vy82]

@@milantehrandubai why not? The 737 MAX is a great aircraft

[@GoofyHD3]

Gorgeous livery. Especially the color of the tail.

[@theoregonaviation5]

Beautiful livery. Hope to see this sometime!

Stunning capture, what a fabulous livery! ;)

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks!

[@waqarghulam3548]

Wish them the best of luck. Hope they are successful.

[@TheEnthusiastOnYoutube]

What a stunning looking bird along with impeccable camerawork! I really hope that this livery is more than just a PR stunt by RIA executives!

[@hassanibrahim4999]

اعمار يا رياض ان شاء الله رحلات على المغرب نشارك اخوتنا السعوديين الفرحة

[@danielelenesanfosso744]

What a fabulous bird!

[@ahmadwasim1984]

Beautiful Airlines Riyadh Air belongs to Saudi Arabia.

[@mujahidahmed9734]

ماشاءالله تبارك الله طيران الرياض يا زينه

[@JelmersAviation]

Epic video man! Great catch and a great livery! Liked!

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks!

[@loneaxolotl]

I love the livery! Great catch! I instantly subbed.

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@airporthour]

Great Video and Channel I just Subscribed Aloha 🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@iran747]

Beautiful Livery🇸🇦

[@airliner791]

Beautiful jet🎉

[@smithcon]

Great catch, and nicely captured!

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks!

[@NajeebUllah-du4fv]

just love the nicely painted airoplane

[@user-io8hk5vl1o]

قال الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام : " اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك وتحوِّل عافيتك وفجاءة نقمتك وجميع سخطك" . رواه مسلم

[@KushalDave]

View at 0:45 is awesome .......big like from bharat mate

[@y7_672]

ماشاءالله الله يبارك

[@milantehrandubai]

Stunning bird

[@DooheeTV]

Wow very goooooood

[@dionsanchez152]

The livery is very nice 💜💜💜

[@MrMusic-ob2jj]

Wow that thing is beautiful

[@youssefalharbi3066]

next monster🔥🔥🫡🇸🇦

[@MohammedBenHafeed]

هلا

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks!

[@SantiLopez1030]

A very fast take of 😮

[@flithycasual]

That what talking about think outside the box when designing new liveries not every livery has to be mostly white and a splash of blue lol

[@user-sy9ki6eb9g]

الله يعز المملكة

[@abdulwalialarkani4617]

ماشاءالله علیک میں اس جہاز میں جاونگا پاکستان ان شاءالله

[@yahyauzairepK]

ماشاء اللہ بارک اللہ

[@Davidesantiano]

this livery is awesome !

[@CyberTronics]

Beautiful .

[@airvloggingGP23]

Awesome job

[@viperq]

Cool, first time I've heard about this Airline.

[@PortlandAviation]

It was a first for me too

[@mohammedalshenaifi4060]

New airline, only announced few months ago

[@Aman22506]

Its just new airlines from Saudi Arabia. Heard that they ordered around 30+ B787 for this airlines and will be compete with Emirates, Etihad and Qatar from Middle East.

[@antiantiair2268]

​@Muhd Aiman Hakim they ordered 72, about a $10 billion order

[@viperq]

@@antiantiair2268 wow nice

[@dennisngangi3980]

My employer soon....Nice one RIYADH AIR 😊

[@fabilakt3221]

Is it post production plane or leased one as the deal was signed 2 months ago?

[@PortlandAviation]

I'm not sure what you mean, but the plane was originally built for MIAT Mongolian Airlines

[@ebnhahn1993]

good looking plane

[@vc10aviation]

Great Catch

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks!

[@mustafaalsalameh5593]

Congratulations

[@fidelnavarro6746]

Está hermoso!!! Que venga a México!!!

[@saeedabdelqader9093]

الله يوفقهم بالمشروع هذا

[@Nice-jb2jg]

🇸🇦💚👍

[@planemad]

Nice catch!! They’re going up against Emirates… good luck 😂

[@RACEGT7]

True or we Saudis love Emirates 🇦🇪♥️🇸🇦

[@walisarah7654]

❤️💐🇸🇦🕋🙏الحمد الله

[@alialmakrami4363]

🌴🇸🇦🛫🌴🇸🇦🛫🌴🇸🇦🛫🌴🇸🇦🛫🌴👍

[@mdkhaledabdulmannan5149]

ما شاء الله ❤جميل جدا

[@gabrielb9010]

Was this the delivery flight?

[@PortlandAviation]

It flew to Charleston, so no. It was painted here.

[@vonkaiser5089]

First flight for the first bird

[@PLANEMANIA747]

Nice capturing 😍 Looks like Azerbaijan livery!

[@PortlandAviation]

Thanks, I thought the same thing!

[@soukathpadav247]

👍👍👍

[@JamilAhmed-nr3zm]

They are going to compete with Emirates Airlines and Qater Airways, the top two airlines in the world.

[@lukhmanhakeem2150]

ماشاء الله

[@jasonpereira5577]

Lufthansa still waiting for they 787-9 :/

[@nostalgicsurvivor3939]

Curious about location, I sit at runway 211 by the river, great video my friend.

[@PortlandAviation]

4th floor of long term parking

[@nostalgicsurvivor3939]

@@PortlandAviation thank you. Appreciate that.

[@yassersharaf2787]

How did they get it so fast ??

[@PortlandAviation]

What do you mean? This is where the aircraft was painted.

[@yassersharaf2787]

I mean the company was launched a few months ago, plane orders take a long time to fulfill

[@PortlandAviation]

@@yassersharaf2787 This one was taken over from MIAT Mongolian Airlines rather than building a new airframe, that's likely the reason they were able to fill the order so quickly.

[@farhanmomo8742]

Mashallah

[@aviationazzurraita1486]

personally I don't like the livery very much, it's nice, but I was thinking of something more beautiful, then the difference in the shades of light blue and blue clashes, if it had been all in a solid color, it would be more beautiful

[@user-bp5cj2wy9n]

This new air for saudi arabia

[@Pajtim2023]

Why all dark colours Weather is so hot in riyadh Will make the airplane to hot in surface

[@PortlandAviation]

I thought so too

[@Pajtim2023]

@@PortlandAviation this peoppe have more money than all uae qatar x3

[@PortlandAviation]

@YouDontDreamInCryo Dark paint absorbs more heat, increasing operating costs, even at high altitudes. The important thing to note is that on the ground at Riyadh, it will also likely absorb more heat.

[@roger0929]

It's to preheat the cabin to reduce temperature shock for the passengers when they deplane.

[@celebrityrog]

Since when is there a Saudi populous in Oregon

[@PortlandAviation]

this is a flight to Charleston to deliver the aircraft

[@supanova-0100]

💜💚🥇

[@alburooj7904]

The letter "R" at the tail end of the aircraft on first impression looks like the one for Rolls_Royce. I know a lot of work has been put in, but can designers have a second look 👀 !

[@wahandalousandalous7161]

C une nouvelle compagnie saoudienne vient de n'être a la capital Riyad spécialement tourisme et business.. Les couleur de l'avion ressemble a une rose qui vie dans le Sahara et indique l'hospitalité

[@mattaralali7712]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@alhawa33]

How I wish it was from Airbus

[@liveinthepresent219]

Boeing or Airbus, folks?

[@Jahmedmansour]

Boeing787

[@Nice-jb2jg]

🫶🇸🇦💚

[@mohammedramez]

بالتوفيق 🇸🇦

[@santalozza1251]

Very scary ...thought that he might fly into one of the skyscrapers ..are the pilots Americans or Muslims?

[@selemankishema5780]

Color is bad u have to change