Oman Air

All you want to know about Oman Air

Oman Air
IATA
WY		 ICAO
OMA		 Callsign
OMAN AIR
Founded 1981
Hubs Muscat International Airport
Focus cities Dubai International Airport
Frequent flyer program Sindbad Frequent Flyer
Member lounge Oman Air Lounge
Fleet size 14 +17 orders)
Destinations 23
Parent company Government of Oman
Headquarters Muscat, Oman
Key people Peter Hill(CEO)[1]
Website: http://www.omanair.aero/wy/

Oman Air SAOC (Arabic: الطيران العماني‎) is the national airline of Oman. Based in Muscat, Oman it operates scheduled domestic and international passenger services, as well as provides local air taxi and charter flights. Its main base is Muscat International Airport, Muscat.

Oman Air is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

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History

The airline was established in 1981 and started operations in 1993. It was formed as the result of a merger of the former Gulf Air Light Aircraft division and Oman International Services, as Oman Aviation Services. The Omani government holds an 82.4% majority stake in the airline, while the remaining 17.6% is in the hands of other investors.[1]

In March 2007 the Omani government recapitalised the airline, which saw the government increasing its stake in the airline from approximately 33% to 80%,[2] it was also announced that Oman Air would be re-evaluating its strategic plans, most prominently the airline would re-enter the long-haul market[2]. This culminated in the announcement by the government in May 2007 that it would be pulling out of Gulf Air, and would instead concentrate on developing Oman Air.[3]

In March 2008, Oman Air announced that in June 2008, it would begin services to six cities, namely, Bangalore, Frankfurt, Kozhikode, Kuala Lumpur, Damascus and Sana'a.[4]

Destinations

As of April 2008, Oman Air operates scheduled services to the following destinations:[5]

Codeshare agreements

Oman Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[6]

Fleet

Boeing B737-800 at Cairo International Airport
Boeing B737-800 at Cairo International Airport

The Oman Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 13 July 2008) [2]:

Oman Air Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(Business/Economy)		 Routes Notes
Airbus A310-300 2 operated by Hifly
Replacement aircraft: A330
Airbus A330-200 (4 orders) Deliveries: 2009-2011
Airbus A330-300 (3 orders) Deliveries: 2009-2011
ATR 42-500 2 46 (46)
All Economy		 one aircraft is leased from Cimber Air
Boeing 737-700 2 114 (12/102)
Boeing 737-800 8
(4 orders)		 154 (12/142) one aircraft is operated by Fly Globespan
Deliveries: 2008
Boeing 787-8[7] (6 orders) All leased
Entry into service: 2012
Deliveries: 2012-2015

On April 2, 2007, Oman Air announced it had placed a firm order with Airbus for five Airbus A330 aircraft for delivery in 2009. At the Dubai Air Show 2007, Oman Air finalised the order, which involves 3 A330-300's and 2 A330-200's.

On August 19, 2007, Oman Air announced that a Boeing 767 had been leased and was to be used on the Muscat-London route, and that the Muscat-Bangkok route would be operated by a Boeing 737.

On May 11, 2008, Oman Air returned an ATR 42-500 to Cimber Air, a Boeing 767 to Malév and a Boeing 737-800 to Travel Service (Czech Republic).

References

  1. ^ Fact Sheet
  2. ^ a b Kaminski-Morrow, David (19 March 2007). "Oman Air goes long-haul.", Airline Business. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  3. ^ "Oman looks to its local carrier after Gulf Air move.", Flight International (15 May 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  4. ^ "Oman Air inks deal with Sabre for new services", Times of Oman (25 March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  5. ^ "Oman Air flight schedules". Oman Air. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  6. ^ "Codeshare Partner". Oman Air (15 August 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  7. ^ Oman Air to lease six 787s | Travel and Aviation

External links

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Members of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman_Air"

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