13 Facts About Oman Air

Oman Air became a civil aircraft ground handling provider at Beit Al Falaj Airport.

Oman Air took over Gulf Air's Light Aircraft Division in 1977, before establishing Aircraft Engineering Division in the same year.

Rapidly expanding civil aviation industry of Oman Air led OIS to the building of several facilities – including hangars, workshops and in-flight catering – to cater for the increase in activity.

In October 1998, Oman Air was admitted in the international aviation industry trade group International Air Transport Association.

Oman Air commenced its long-haul services on 26 November 2007 by launching flights to Bangkok and London.

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On 2 April 2007, Oman Air announced it had placed a firm order with Airbus for 5 Airbus A330 aircraft for delivery in 2009.

In March 2010, Oman Air became the first airline in the world to offer both mobile phone and Wi-Fi Internet services on selected routes.

In 2011, Oman Air won the Gold award for the "Airline of the Year" at France's Laurier d'Or du Voyage d'Affaires.

In July 2017, Oman Air received the award for "Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East" at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

In February 2021, Oman Air announced it would abandon fleet expansion plans due to lower demand as COVID-19 spreads.

In September 2021, Oman Air announced its intentions to enter Oneworld alliance by the end of 2022.

Oman Air is one of only five airlines in the GCC to serve alcoholic beverages.

The inflight magazine of Oman Air is called Wings of Oman and is available to all classes of travel on both domestic and international flights in both English and Arabic.