Oman Aviation Group has launched Aviators, the first leadership programme dedicated to aviation professionals in Oman.
Developed in partnership with the prestigious Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, Aviators is training 80 individuals from across Oman Aviation Group in the skills needed to succeed in the aviation world.
Participants will learn practical skills that can be applied to their jobs immediately, such as effective project management, decision making, financial awareness, and growing"...

SalamAir is close to placing an order for two Airbus SE A321neo jets as it pushes ahead with expansion plans, according to people familiar with the matter.

The deal for the long-range A321LR planes, worth more than US$250mn at list prices, could be signed at the Dubai Airshow this week, said one of the people, who asked not to be named.

A spokesman for SalamAir, said that"...

Muscat: Operations at the Muscat International Airport are back to normal after the temporary suspension of all flights.

According to Oman Airports, the suspension of flight operations was due to the confirmed visibility of a drone over the airport airspace.

In an online statement Oman Airport said: 'We would like to announce, in coordination with the Public Authority of Civil Aviation and Royal Oman Police, that the operations at Muscat International Airport are back to normal after the temporary"...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), announced today that they are working with the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) in Greece to conduct a series of demonstration flights for European countries in December. Flights will base out of the HAF’s site in Larissa and use a GA-ASI MQ-9 Guardian RPA to showcase maritime surveillance capabilities, as well as a GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system that enables RPA to fly safely in civil airspace alongside"...

Oman will host the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2019 on November 28. Now in its 26th edition, WTA has partnered with Oman Airports to host its highly-anticipated ceremony in the Sultanate for the first time. The red carpet event will be held at the Royal Opera House Muscat, with hundreds of senior representatives of leading airlines, hotels and tourism companies in attendance, making it one of the largest ever events of its kind to be hosted in Oman.

Shaikh"...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced that its Predator®-series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger® and MQ-9B SkyGuardian® lines, has surpassed six million flight hours. The milestone was achieved on October 31, 2019 with GA-ASI aircraft having completed 430,495 total missions with close to 90 percent of those missions flown in combat.

“Six"...

Muscat: FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company has announced its expansion in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, transitioning to a direct presence in the Sultanate of Oman.

FedEx Express has been facilitating trade in Oman since 1993 by offering its services through a local service provider. This strategic expansion provides customers with access to an extensive international coverage to and from more than 220 countries and territories,"...

Muscat: The budget airline, SalamAir, will start direct flights to Colombo from November 24, apart from two new routes to Bahrain and Dammam in the preceding weeks.

The four weekly flights will be operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

The flight from Muscat departs at 2.40 am to arrive in Colombo at 8.10 am local time.
The return flight departs Colombo"...

Oman Aviation Academy, currently under construction at Suhar Airport, is being positioned as an unrivalled provider of world-class pilot training for the civil and military aviation sectors in the wider Middle East region.
The long-term ambitions of the Academy were outlined at a ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel Muscat on October 27, 2019, to formalise an agreement covering the supply of training aircraft for deployment at its Suhar campus.
Oman Aviation Academy was established in February 2018 as a partnership"...

Oman Aviation Academy (OAA) has signed a deal with the Austria-based Chinese Diamond Aircraft to purchase new aircraft for training purposes.

The signing ceremony was held at the Kempinski Hotel Muscat under the patronage of H E Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi, Minister of Transport. The event shed light on the importance of the ever-growing aviation sector in the growth of the economy and OAA’s vision and aim to become the leading"...