Officials from Saudia and Airbus stand on  a stage at the Future Aviation Forum to announce an order.
Saudia and Airbus announced the order on Monday.
  • The Saudia Group announced an order for 105 Airbus jets on Monday.
  • It comes as a reported Boeing order from Riyadh Air, also government-owned, has yet to materialize.
  • Its CEO blamed negative media coverage as to why he hasn't yet announced the deal.

The Saudia Group announced Monday a huge Airbus order in a blow to Boeing.