Sama Airlines also partnered with Lufthansa Technik to perform maintenance on its fleet of six Boeing 737-300 aircraft. “Sama chose Lufthansa Technik for their experience in the region and their high standards of quality on technical services for commercial aircraft around the world. We trust this agreement will support our operation’s reliability and efficiency,” said Ashby. The Lufthansa Technik’s contract covered all material operations including pooling, MRO services and the supply with all aircraft materials from consumables and expendables to cabin parts.  

At that time Sama Airlines brought onboard time the Navitaire Airline Reservation System which enabled the company to access and introduce new and improved functionalities to its passengers. In May of this year Sama Airlines announced new low fare flights to Khartoum, in celebration of launching this new route. Their first flight operated from Jeddah on Monday May 3rd with three frequencies a week; Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It has been reported that the company had signed agreements to purchase 58 Airbus A320s and 12 Boeing 787s in the next three years.

Saudi newspaper has reported it has viewed documents from the General Authority of Civil Aviation that indicate Saudi Arabian Airlines “had a desire to buy the institution Sama”, adding Qatar Airways and Air Arabia “have the same desire”.