Oman Air
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| Founded | 1981 | |||
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| Hubs | Muscat International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Sindbad Frequent Flyer | |||
| Member lounge | Oman Air Lounge | |||
| Alliance | Arab Air Carriers Organization | |||
| Fleet size | 21 (+17 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 36 | |||
| Company slogan | Modern Vision. Timeless Traditions... | |||
| Parent company | Government of Oman | |||
| Headquarters | Muscat, Oman | |||
| Key people | Peter Hill (CEO) [1] | |||
| Website | www.omanair.com | |||
Oman Air (Arabic: الطيران العماني) is the national airline of Oman. Based in Muscat, it operates scheduled domestic and international passenger services, as well as regional air taxi and charter flights. Its main base is Muscat International Airport. Oman Air is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. As of 1st March 2010, Oman Air has become first airline in the world to offer both Mobile Phone Calling, SMS & Wi-Fi Internet services on select routes.
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History
Oman Air was established in 1970 and started operations in 1993 as Oman Airline following a merger of Gulf Air's Light Aircraft Division and Oman International Services. In March 2007, the Omani government recapitalised the airline, which saw the government increasing its stake in the airline from approximately 33 to 80 percent.[2] It was also announced that Oman Air would be re-evaluating its strategic plans, with a possibility of entering 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] Oman Air commenced its long haul services on November 26, 2007 by launching flights to Bangkok and London.[4][5] With the arrival of its new Airbus A330-200/300 aircraft further long haul routes are planned. As of November 2009, the Omani government holds a 98.2 % majority stake in the airline.[6]
Destinations
As of December 2009, Oman Air operates 296 flights a week within a network of 36 destinations in 19 countries out of its primary hub in Muscat.
Oman Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[7]
Fleet
The Oman Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 1 April 2010):[9]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Options | Passengers (First/Business/Economy) |
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| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216 (0/20/196) | Delivery: 2010 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | 230 (6/20/204) | |||
| ATR 42-500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 (0/0/46) | Replacement Aircraft: Embraer 175 |
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 (0/12/102) | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 154 (0/12/142) | Deliveries: 2009-2011 |
| Boeing 787-8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | TBD | All to be leased from ALAFCO[10] Entry into service: 2014 |
| Embraer 175 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 (0/12/60) | Entry into service: 2011[11] |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 5 |
On 2 April 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 of the same year, Oman Air finalised the order, which involved three A330-300's and two A330-200's. Deliveries started during the third quarter of 2009. In February 2009, Oman Air announced intentions to lease another two A330-200 from Jet Airways.[12] It will only have Business and economy class.[12]
During the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Oman Air Air finalised an order for five Embraer 175 aircraft with another five options, which the airline will receive from 2011 onwards. Whilst four of these aircraft will operate on Oman Air's domestic network, the fifth will be used by the Royal Omani Police.[13]
Frequent flyer program
Sindbad is the airline's frequent flyer program, launched in 2007. Sindbad has a partnership agreement with the respective programs of Etihad Airways and Gulf Air. the company is not giving any extra baggage allowance to the normal sinbad card holders.it is only allowed to gold and silver card holders.
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaminski-Morrow, David (19 March 2007). "Oman Air goes long-haul.". Airline Business. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30296485_ITM. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Oman looks to its local carrier after Gulf Air move.". Flight International. 15 May 2007. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30800765_ITM. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Expansion 2007". Oman Air. 25 November 2007. http://www.omanair.com/wy/aboutus/aboutus_media_center/about_media_presrelses/releases_146.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ "Expansion 2007". Oman Air. 11 January 2008. http://www.omanair.com/wy/aboutus/aboutus_media_center/about_media_presrelses/releases_155.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ Fact Sheet
- ↑ "Codeshare Partner". Oman Air. 15 August 2007. http://www.omanair.com/wy/aboutus/aboutus_alliances/aboutus_alliances_codesharepartners.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/poma/Article/
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch Oman Air fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ↑ Oman Air to lease six 787s | Travel and Aviation
- ↑ Oman Air buys five Embraer jets
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?cat=&detail=25878
- ↑ http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117132906
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