Oman Air celebrates first female Omani captain

Oman’s aviation industry has reached a landmark moment with the announcement of Oman Air pilot Maha Al Balushi as the first female Omani Captain. Al Balushi officially received her new rank during a ceremony recently held at the Oman Air’s headquarters in Muscat, the latest in a string of firsts she has achieved over her […]

Oman Air suspends flights between Oman and Bahrain and Egypt

Due to new travel restrictions, Oman Air will suspend all flights between the Sultanate of Oman and the nations of Bahrain and Egypt from Thursday, 19 March, 2020 until further notice.  

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 […]

SATS wins Riyadh cargo terminal concession

SATS Ltd (SATS), Asia’s leading provider of food solutions and gateway services, has announced that its subsidiary, SATS Saudi Arabia Company, has won a 25-year cargo terminal concession in King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh cargo terminal will be the second cargo operation in Saudi Arabia for SATS, after its […]

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 […]

Panalpina to enter Oman with Muscat office

Panalpina will launch operations in Oman in the third quarter of 2019, having previously been represented by an agent. The Oman office will be based in Muscat and cover core activities such as airfreight, ocean freight and customs clearance. The registration of Panalpina Oman has been completed with minority shareholder Daoud Group, a family-owned Omani […]

A strong voice is needed on the global stage

The Middle East may be the fastest growing region for air cargo but it is not being actively represented, something that Dr Khalfan Al Shueili intends to put right. The CEO of Oman Aviation Services was elected to the board of The International Air Cargo Association in April and believes this representation will help the […]

Oman’s Khalfan Al Shueili joins TIACA board

The CEO of Oman Aviation Services (OAS), Dr Khalfan Al Shueili has been elected to the board of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA). Air cargo in the Sultanate of Oman witnessed significant growth between 2013 and 2018 with volumes almost doubling. Muscat Airport-based Al Shueili previously spent more than seven years leading readiness operations […]

Etihad Cargo extends partnership with MICCO

Etihad Cargo has extended its partnership with MICCO as its provider for road feeder services across the UAE and Gulf Cooperation Council. The road feeder service network connects air and sea gateways in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, as well as Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Under the partnership, MICCO will continue to provide Etihad Cargo […]

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 […]

Oman to abandon paper airfreight documents this month

Media reports in Muscat are saying that from April 15, all airfreight documentation in Oman will be activated online. The Times of Oman is citing a statement issued online by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) that the process of attaching airfreight documents will be activated electronically through the Bayan online system, with all paper documents […]

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 […]

Massimo Roccasecca leaves Oman Airports Management Company

Oman Airports Management Company and its cargo development director, Massimo Roccasecca have parted company citing ‘different points of view’. He says it has been a “pleasure to work elbow to elbow with some fantastic, amazing professionals” and that he cherished every moment of the last 14 months. Roccasecca says: “As it may happen sometimes in […]

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 […]

ACI: strong growth of 5.9% in September

Airfreight volumes surged by 5.9 per cent in September, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) and for once the Middle East was not the main driver of growth. ACI says international freight grew by seven per cent compared to domestic growth of 3.3 per cent, which has helped airfreight volumes inch up 1.8 per cent […]

Challenging times for Sharjah but efficiency on the up

This year has been a challenging one for Sharjah Aviation Services as even the Middle East has seen a slowdown reports Justin Burns. Head of cargo at Sharjah International Airport, Gonzalo Jacob explains it has been tough due to soft markets, while the sea-air business has “almost disappeared” but despite this feels there are interesting […]

Etihad Cargo adds freighter services

Etihad Cargo has expanded its Middle East network to Kuwait by adding an additional freighter and introduced a new twice weekly service into Muscat in Oman. The twice weekly Airbus A330 freighter service to Kuwait and the new operations on an A330 freighter to Muscat have commenced and are now available to customers. Etihad Cargo […]

Muscat sees 7% growth in Q1

Muscat International Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by seven per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to 34,759.8 tonnes. The airport says Oman Air and Cargolux Airlines International extended their partnership in February to cover twice weekly operations to Mumbai. They had been operating a partnership from Chennai to Muscat connecting on to […]