Oman Air

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Oman Air
الطيران العماني
Oman Air logo
Airbus A330-300 of Oman Air
IATA code : WY
ICAO code : GRANNY
Call sign : OMAN AIR
Founding: 1993
Seat: Muscat , OmanOmanOman 
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Muscat airport

Home airport : Muscat airport
Company form: Societe Anonyme Omanaise Close (SAOC) (closed stock corporation with registered shares with restricted transferability and obligation to make additional contributions from shareholders)
IATA prefix code : 910
Management: Abdul Aziz bin Saud Al Raisi ( CEO since October 16, 2017)
Number of employees: 7,633 (2016)
Sales: RO 472 million (2016)
Balance sheet total: RO 748 million (2016)
Passenger volume: 7.71 million (2016)
Frequent Flyer Program : Sindbad Frequent Flyer
Fleet size: 52 (+ 29 orders)
Aims: National and international
Website: www.omanair.com

Oman Air ( Arabic الطيران العماني, DMG aṭ-Ṭayarān al-ʿumāniyya ) is the national airline of Oman based in Muscat and based at Muscat Airport . She is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization .

history

founding

The company was incorporated under the name Oman Aviation Services (OAS) by Royal Decree No. 52/81 of May 24, 1981, and began operations on October 1, 1981. The company acted as a service provider for other airlines and offered baggage handling and other services on the ground. In addition, the company bought 13 aircraft from Gulf Air . In 1982 a joint venture with Gulf Air, which partly also belonged to the Omani state, started air traffic between Muscat and Salala . In 1993 the company's name was changed to Oman Air . In addition, further flight connections to Dubai and Thiruvananthapuram were offered in the same year . In the next few years, the flight network with connections to Kuwait , Karachi , Colombo , Mumbai , Dhaka , Abu Dhabi , Doha and Chennai , Gwadar , Jeddah , al-Ain , Peshawar , Kochi , Dar es Salaam , Beirut , Mombasa and Cairo was expanded. Initially, the duration of the company was limited to 20 years. Prior to the expiry of the entry in the commercial register on January 31, 2002, an extraordinary general meeting on January 27, 2002 resolved to extend it for an indefinite period. Initially, the company was owned by 41.7% private shareholders, 33.8% by the Omani government and 24.5% by private companies in Oman. In the years 2003 to 2007 the airline grew weaker because the Omani government focused on Gulf Air. In 2004, Abu Dhabi withdrew from the joint venture to set up its own airline, Etihad Airways . This increased the share of the Omani state in Gulf Air to 50%.

In 2007 the strategy changed when the Omani government decided to divest its stake in Gulf Air and increase its stake in Oman Air.

Recapitalization by the state

In March 2007 the company was recapitalized by the government. The Omani government therefore currently (December 31, 2017) holds the majority with 99.94% of the shares, the remaining 0.06% are held by private shareholders. With the change in stake, Oman Air's strategy also changed. The flight network has since been expanded to include long-haul connections.

In May 2007, the Omani government separated from its stake in Gulf Air and has since concentrated on expanding Oman Air.

First long-haul flights

On November 26, 2007 the first long-haul flights from Muscat to London Gatwick and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi began. At the end of 2009, the company's first four Airbus A330s were put into service in the business class with a 1-2-1 seat arrangement, which is generous compared to the industry .

Current situation

In autumn 2013, plans were announced that the company, which had been losing money for years , could be privatized from 2014 , but at the beginning of 2016 Oman Air was still a candidate for privatization. In August 2016, a code sharing agreement was signed with Saudi Arabian Airlines .

The fleet has since expanded from 30 to 46 aircraft and is to be expanded to 70 aircraft by 2020.

After Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates closed their airspace to Qatar Airways in June 2017 and Qatar in return closed its airspace to Emirates , Etihad Airways , Flydubai , Gulf Air and Saudia, Oman Air is one of the few local ones Airlines that can operate unrestrictedly in all airspaces.

Destinations

From Muscat, Oman Air mainly offers international destinations in Africa , South Asia and Europe as well as in the Middle and Far East . In addition, Salala (several times a day) and Chasab and Duqm are served inland .

In German-speaking countries are Frankfurt , Munich and Zurich served. There are also London, Paris and Milan in Europe.

fleet

Oman Air Boeing 737-800
Embraer 175 from Oman Air

Current fleet

As of March 2020, Oman Air's fleet consists of 52 aircraft with an average age of 5.7 years:

Aircraft type number ordered Remarks Seats
( First / Business / Eco )
Airbus A330-200 4th 216 (- / 30/196)
Airbus A330-300 7th 230 (6/20/204)
289 (- / 24/265 )
Boeing 737-800 18th with winglets fitted 156 (- / 12/144)
162 (- / 12/150)
Boeing 737-900ER 5 equipped with winglets 183 (- / 12/171)
Boeing 737 MAX 8 5 25th inactive 162 (- / 12/150)
Boeing 787-8 2 267 (- / 18/249)
Boeing 787-9 7th 4th 288 (- / 30/258)

264 (8/24/232)

Embraer 175 4th Retirement by the end of the year 71 (- / 11/60)
total 52 29

Former aircraft types

Oman Air's Airbus A310-300 in 2000

In the past, Oman Air used the following types of aircraft:

Business figures

The company has been consistently in deficit since the 2008 financial year and reported a cumulative loss carryforward of RO 997.495 million as of the balance sheet date December 31, 2017 .

Key figures in millions 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Balance sheet profit / loss in ( kRO ) 4,020 −42,755 −64.281 −78.087 −109.860 −97,467 −113.345 −109.579 −86.333 −129,820 −180.146
Operating profit (in KRO) 4,898 −41,956 −63.145 −67,398 −96,598 −84.249 −100.715 −96.380 −66,451 −126,613 −160,921
Turnover (in kRO) 110,589 153,248 164.255 230,418 287,541 347.042 381,709 408,400 467.712 449,552 523.186
transported passengers (in millions) 1,513 1,985 2,361 3,263 3,796 4,430 4,995 5,052 6,366 7,710 8,596
Seat load factor (in percent) 74% 64% 61% 72% 73% 77.0% 75.7% 74.4% 71.4% 74.4% 74.7%

See also

Web links

Commons : Oman Air  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual Report 2017 (English), accessed on July 20, 2020
  2. ↑ a b c d e Annual Report 2016 (English), accessed on April 28, 2017
  3. ↑ Annual Report 2011, p. 51 ( English ) Accessed April 28, 2017.
  4. ^ The Report: Oman 2010, Oxford Business Group, p. 113 ( ISBN 9781907065132 ).
  5. ↑ FlugRevue November 2011, pp. 22–27, Small but nice - Oman is building a national airline
  6. ↑ ch-aviation - Oman Air to be privatized next year ?, September 30, 2013 (English), accessed September 30, 2013
  7. ↑ Mohammed Salih Al Hashemi: Is a wave of privatization about to sweep the GCC? , TheNational Business January 24, 2016
  8. ^ Oman Air, Saudia sign codeshare agreement , Arab News, August 2, 2016
  9. ↑ Aero International magazine 3/2017, read and registered on February 21, 2017
  10. ↑ The beneficiary of the Qatar crisis , accessed June 25, 2017
  11. ↑ omanair.com - Our Networks ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on August 24, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.omanair.com
  12. ^ Oman Air Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 26, 2020 (English).
  13. ↑ Boeing - Orders and Deliveries , accessed March 19, 2017
  14. ↑ airleasecorp.com - Air Lease Corporation Announces Lease Placement of Two New Boeing 787-9 Aircraft to Oman Air, May 17, 2016 , accessed March 19, 2017
  15. ↑ omanair.com - Fleet Information (English), accessed on March 19, 2017
  16. ↑ Ch-aviation - Oman Air (English), accessed June 25, 2017
  17. ↑ https://www.aerotelegraph.com/kunden-bestellen-41-boeing-737-max-ab
  18. ↑ Dietmar Plath (Ed.): AERO INTERNATIONAL . No. 07/2018 . YEAR TOP SPECIAL VERLAG, Hamburg July 2018.
  19. ↑ Rzjets, aircraft Oman Air , accessed on April 25, 2017