Oman Air is slowly building its fleet up of Airbus A330 aircraft, with the airline ordering three Airbus A330-300’s.
This will push Oman Air’s fleet of Airbus A330 to 10 aircraft, split between:
– 3 Airbus A330-300’s (owned)
– 2 Airbus A330-200’s (onwed)
– 2 Airbus A330-300’s (leased)
– 3 Airbus A330-300’s (on order)
The Airbus A330-300 is the playload optimused version of the A330. Oman Air configures these aircraft as:
– 6 First Class Seats
– 20 Business Class seats
– 204 Economy Class seats
Oman Air’s network serves 42 destinations in 19 countries, with then new aircraft used to expand services.
The CEO – Wayne Pearce – says:
“This additional order will allow us to continue our strategy of growth with an aircraft we know to be both reliable and profitable, and in addition offering the highest levels of passenger comfort”
No delivery date has been indicated as yet.
Oman Air is looking to grow its network and reach further through these A330’s its purchasing, as well as through a fleet of six 787-8’s that the airline is purchasing.
For Oman Air which as gone through some changes over its life, providing it can pull in the customers – it’ll extend and grow the airline.