Oman Air

Gulf Air Restructuring Dents Order Books
November 19, 2012 - 9:40am

Bahraini flag carrier Gulf Air last week signaled a major shift in its fleet plans, affecting orders with both Boeing and Airbus. The airline has already signed so-called amendment agreements with the manufacturers “to reduce long-term liability and meet future strategic needs.”

Gulf Air said negotiations with the airframers date back to last year, as high fuel prices, a general slump in air traffic and so-called regional developments forced the airline to suspend service to a number of destinations in a bid to preserve its ongoing viability.

Boeing Enjoys Lavish Orders Bounty at Dubai Air Show
November 21, 2011 - 11:00am
Emirates Airline Boeing 777

Calculating the value of business announced during airshows is an inexact science, but as the 2011 Dubai Air Show came to an end last week the combined sales tally for airliners, engines and support contracts looked set to have topped $50 billion. Boeing grabbed the lion’s share of this through a $26 billion deal with Emirates Airline covering 50 of its 777-300ER long-range twinjets and options for 20 more.
Oman Air Could Announce 787 Decision at Dubai Air Show
November 11, 2011 - 9:20am
Boeing 787

Oman Air officials may confirm during the Dubai Air Show whether it will still take the six Boeing 787s it is supposed to be leasing from Aviation Lease and Finance Co. (ALFACO). The Arabian Gulf carrier has been in negotiations with Boeing over demands for compensation that it wants for delays in the delivery schedule for the new widebody.
Oman Air Wavering Over 787 Deliveries
October 26, 2011 - 4:36pm
Oman A330

Oman Air has yet to confirm definitively that it will take delivery of the six Boeing 787s it had agreed to lease from Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALFACO). The Arabian Gulf carrier continues negotiations with Boeing over demands for compensation that it wants for delays in the delivery schedule for the new widebody.
LHT, Oman Air form mx venture
November 16, 2009 - 6:52am

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman Air to create the maintenance specialist’s first joint venture in the Middle East, with plans for building a hangar at Muscat airport. Operations are expected to start in 2012, when the hangar will be able to accommodate two widebody and two narrowbody aircraft. Some 300 technicians are to work there.

New avionics and APU deals boost Honeywell order book
November 14, 2009 - 1:15am

A series of new deals involving customers from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent have fattened Honeywell Aerospace’s already substantial order book. Here at the Dubai Airshow this week, the U.S. group (Stand A470) expects to announce some $500 million worth of new business, anchored by contracts involving some of Dubai’s closest neighbors.
Arab air transport is slowly evolving to free-market system
January 31, 2007 - 4:32am
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As the emirate of Dubai helds its biennial international airshow last month, travelers from anywhere but a major city were feeling first hand the pressures against a robust regional-airline industry in the Arab world.