Oman Air Cargo marks delivery of first 737-800 BCF

Oman Air Cargo has received delivery of its first dedicated cargo aircraft, a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The fuel-efficient aircraft boasts up to 20 percent lower fuel use and CO2 emissions per tonne compared to the previous generation of standard-body freighters, and will support the airline’s growing customer base with the ability to carry […]

Oman Air reflects on successful air cargo Europe 2023

Oman Air Cargo wrapped up its highly successful participation in air cargo Europe 2023, held in Munich. A who’s who of global air cargo players, the four-day trade fair drew in more than 75,000 visitors from over 120 countries. For Oman Air, it marked another important milestone in its efforts to drive the growth of […]

Oman Air Cargo highlights Oman’s logistics capabilities to major international air freight partners

Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has announced the introduction of its first freighter by the end of 2023, while celebrating outstanding 2022 results at its annual cargo workshop, under the theme ‘Journey to Success’. The two-day event, which was held at Hormuz Grand, Muscat, brought together employees and stakeholders from […]

Oman Air launches four flights a week to Phuket

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is to start four flights a week between Muscat and Phuket, one of Thailand’s most popular resort islands, starting from November 15 2022. The flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Tuesday flight from Muscat will depart at 09:40 and arrive in Phuket […]

Oman Air is the official airline for IRONMAN 70.3

The iconic and internationally renowned sports event, IRONMAN 70.3, will be hosted in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, creating the ideal backdrop for this spectacular event. The event also provides attendees with the chance to explore Salalah and experience the hospitality of the city and the people of Oman. Oman Air’s Vice President – Marketing, Abdul […]

Oman Air paving the way for the next generation of aviation and logistics professionals

In line with Oman’s Vision 2040 strategy, which aims to develop a diversified and sustainable economy, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues to provide Omani nationals the opportunity to gain insights into the aviation and logistics world through specialised internship programmes at Oman Air headquarters In 2021, Oman Air provided […]

Oman Air increases flights between Muscat and Turkish destinations

Oman Air, the Sultanate of Oman’s national airline, has increased flights between Muscat and its Turkish destinations (Istanbul and Trabzon) in response to exceptional demand. Based on the table below, the airline has increased frequencies between Muscat and Trabzon from 3 weekly flights to 5 weekly flights, and between Muscat and Istanbul from 7 weekly […]

Oman Air launches future leaders commercial graduate programme for Omani nationals

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has launched its Future Leaders Commercial Graduate Programme exclusively for Omani graduates. The intensive two-year programme is currently accepting applications from university graduates of 2020, 2021 or 2022 and will offer up to 12 selected candidates the opportunity to gain internationally recognised qualifications while being […]

Oman Air begins humanitarian ‘Cargolift’ flights to India

Oman Air has activated an emergency cargolift initiative to help ferry critical medical aid to India. The ‘COVID cargolifts’ will be rolled out on routes to India for the next 15 days, in cooperation with Oman’s Foreign Ministry and the Indian community in Oman, and will guarantee 10 tonnes of free cargo space on several […]

Oman Air and EGYPTAIR sign codeshare agreement

Oman Air has announced that it has signed a codeshare agreement on flights between Muscat and Cairo with EGYPTAIR. Abdulaziz Al Raisi, chief executive officer Oman Air said that the challenges facing all airlines since the onset of the pandemic have led to new strategic partnerships which ultimately create a stronger network ecosystem with more […]

Oman Air resume Riyadh flight

Oman Air will resume flights to Riyadh KSA on April 1 2021, operating 4 flights per week. Flights to Dammam KSA resumed on March 28 2021, operating 4 flights per week.

Oman Air celebrates 28th anniversary of its first ever flight

Oman Air has celebrated the 28th anniversary of its first ever flight, which took place between Muscat and Salalah in March 1993. The inaugural flight, operated by Boeing 737-300, saw the beginning of the airline’s regional footprint in Oman, and launched four months ahead of its first international flight to Dubai in July the same […]

Oman Air obtains IATA CEIV Pharma certification

Oman Air has been certified IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators for Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma), confirming the airline’s capabilities for safeguarding the integrity of time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products from point of origin to destination. In successfully obtaining the industry-wide standard, Oman Air now aims to grow its participation as an important carrier […]

Oman Air appoints Nasser Al Salmi as COO

Abdulaziz Al Raisi, CEO of Oman Air, today announced that Nasser Al Salmi has been appointed to the role of chief operating officer at the airline. An accomplished leader and fixture in the region’s aviation sector, Al Salmi brings more than three decades of hands-on industry know-how and C-suite expertise to Oman Air, including pivotal […]

Oman Air achieve CEIV Fresh

Oman Air has announced that it has achieved IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for ‘Fresh’ Logistics (CEIV Fresh), the airline industry’s leading certification for safeguarding the integrity of perishable goods across the supply chain. The globally recognised certification aims to increase food safety, reduce spoilage and eliminate food waste, and confirms Oman Air’s […]

Oman Air renews IOSA

Oman Air has successfully passed the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). From 7th to 11th December, Oman Air was subject to the audit, which was conducted by an accredited organisation approved by IATA to perform these tasks. IOSA is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to access the operational […]

Oman Air delivers cargo to serve the Sultanate

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues to serve the nation and its customers with 69 chartered cargo-only flights from April to June, including the highest-ever cargo load the airline has carried. Oman Air has delivered cargo from nine cities in India, Pakistan, China, Iran, Malaysia and UAE, for the Royal […]

Oman Air suspends Turkish flights

Oman Air will suspend all flight operations between Muscat and Istanbul, Turkey between March 25 and March 31. The suspension comes in reaction to new travel restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of Covid-19. The move will especially affect belly cargo travelling between the two countries.

Jettainer wins for Best Service at Oman Air Cargo awards

Jettainer received has received ‘best service’ award for the second time at the Oman Air Cargo awards at the award gala on March 4 in Muscat, Oman. “We are very pleased that we were able to convince with our work again. Receiving the award for the second time in a row underlines our excellent relationship […]

Oman Air Cargo choses CHAMP suite of solutions

Oman Air Cargo has awarded CHAMP a five-year contract for its suite of e-cargo solutions. Following a request for proposals for cargo IT solutions, CHAMP won the contract from a wide field of competitors. Seeking solutions for the next step of its digital transformation, Oman Air Cargo chose to open up the decision-making process to […]

Oman Air Cargo takes mobile app on digital journey

Oman Air Cargo has launched its mobile app for customers as the first step on its journey towards digitally transforming the business. The app is available to all customers including shippers and freight forwarders, and is a collaboration with QuantumID Technologies, Oman Air’s cargo system solution provider for the SmartKargo platform. It was officially launched […]

Oman Air embraces CHAMP Traxon cargoHUB

Oman Air Cargo has gone live with CHAMP Cargosystems’ Traxon cargoHUB after adopting IATA’s electronic air waybill (e-AWB) standard to replace the paper air waybill. CHAMP joined Oman Air Cargo at their e-AWB workshop last autumn, an event aimed to educate and promote the initiative in the forwarding community across Oman and the region. By […]

Oman Air moves into upgraded cargo terminal in Muscat

Oman Air Cargo has upgraded its cargo hub facility at the new Muscat International Air Cargo Terminal, which can handle 350,000 tonnes of cargo per annum. The facility features a 22,780 square metre air conditioned warehouse and other features include 367 pallet or 734 container configurations for unit load device storage over three levels as […]

Cargo terminal opens at new Muscat International airport

A new air cargo terminal has opened at the new Muscat International Airport this week. Oman Air has commissioned ALS Logistic Solutions to operate the fully automated cargo facility at Muscat International Airport, Oman. The cargo terminals in Muscat and Salalah further reinforces Oman Air’s base in these two airports as a major international cargo […]

Cargo sales soar in 2017 for Oman Air Cargo

Cargo sales are up 27 per cent at Muscat-based Oman Air Cargo this year compared to the same time in 2016. Senior vice president for commercial cargo, Mohammed Al Musafir (pictured below) says: “Provided this trend continues until the end of December, with all relevant indicators supporting this expectation, we should end up somewhere in […]

Oman Air launches Cloud-based SmartKargo ERP Solution

Oman Air Cargo has launched its 100 per cent Cloud-based ERP Solution, implemented by SmartKargo, to bring digital transformation to all aspects of its business to improve revenue and customer service. The SmartKargo booking system provides web-based access for agents and employees of Oman Air – with the capability for customer bookings via a mobile […]

Jettainer launches cool service to improve efficiency

Temperature deviations in cool chain shipments is something every air cargo carrier wants to avoid and unit load device (ULD) company Jettainer has launched a new service to help its customers. ‘COOL Management’ was launched in September and is a service for temperature-controlled ULDs. It includes the leasing, management and positioning of ULDs as well […]

Oman Air signs ULD outsourcing contract with Jettainer

Oman Air Cargo has signed a five year unit load device (ULD) outsourcing contract with Jettainer, effective from today (5 October 2017). The airline will utilise lightweight ULDs constructed from carbon fibre as well as partly recycled composite materials, which Jettainer says will result in reducing CO2 emissions, improve payload and increase fuel efficiency. Jettainer’s […]

60 Seconds with Mohammed Al Musafir

Oman Air Cargo has major plans to grow its cargo share in the Middle East and take on the heavweight carriers in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Air Cargo Week spoke to senior vice president for commercial cargo, Mohammed Al Musafir about how business is at the Muscat-based airline and where it is […]

Oman Air picks ECS Group as Benelux sales partner

Oman Air Cargo has chosen ECS Group as its sales partner in Europe’s Benelux region, in a contract to be serviced by ECS subsidiary, Globe Air Cargo (GAC). The airline plans to improve its market presence in the Benelux region and the partnership, which started on 1 April 2017, will provide the carrier with overnight […]