Press Releases
Oman Air hosts Gulf Flight Safety Committee two day event in Muscat
Date: 24 December 2018
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, hosted the annual Gulf Flight Safety Council (GFSC) meeting in Muscat on 5th and 6th December 2018 at the Golden Tulip Hotel Seeb.
One more New 787-9 joins Oman Air Fleet
Date: 17 December 2018
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that it has on order for 2018. This comes at a time when the airline is continuing its trajectory of rapid growth and expansion.
Oman Air focusses on “Winning Together” at its 2018 Global Commercial Conference
Date: 16 December 2018
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, gathered its entire commercial teams from around the globe together for its Global Commercial Conference held at the Hormuz Grand Muscat Hotel on the 5th and 6th December. Entitled “Winning Together”, the conference treated Oman Air’s commercial teams to two days of interesting and informative presentations, break-out sessions and panel discussions.
Oman Air wins double at World Travel Awards
Date: 04 December 2018
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has been awarded World’s Leading Airline Economy Class at the 2018 World Travel Awards and its frequent flyer programme, Sindbad has been named “World’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2018”.
Oman Air moves crew operations to a swanky new facility
Date: 28 November 2018
Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has officially opened a new state-of-the-art Crew Reporting Centre at its hub in Muscat, capital of the Sultanate of Oman. The purpose-built crew terminal, is one of the most advanced of its kind in the region, and is fitted with cutting-edge baggage handling systems, electronic check-in kiosks and security and customs scanning equipment.
Oman Air ranks best long-haul carrier in Heathrow Airport’s “Fly Quiet and Green” Q3 2018 league table
Airline named second cleanest and quietest flying into London hub
Date: 13 November 2018
Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has been recognised as the second cleanest and quietest carrier in contributing to the reduction of the noise footprint at UK’s Heathrow Airport.
The second three-class configuration 787-9 joins Oman Air Fleet
Date: 05 November 2018
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of its second 3-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that it has on order. This comes at a time when the airline is continuing its trajectory of rapid growth and expansion. Oman Air expects to receive the third 787-9 Dreamliner in December this year.
Oman Air launches new service to Moscow
Date: 30 October 2018
Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman has commenced its new daily direct service between Russia and Oman, with its first flight departing Muscat International Airport to Moscow Domodedovo Airport on 30th October.
Oman adopts electronic airway bill (e-AWB) standard
Date: 02 October 2018
In-line with the Government plans to implement international best practices in business, Oman has adopted the International Air Transport Association’s electronic airway bill (e-AWB) standard in replacement of the paper airway bill - the contract of carriage for international airfreight shipments.