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Oman Air adds new Embraer 175 jet to fleet

Muscat, April 12, 2011

Oman Air unveiled the newest member of its fleet, the Embraer 175 at a ceremony organised at the Muscat International Airport.

Oman Air now owns two Embraer E jets, which will be deployed to the regional routes that the carrier flies to. The deal was originally announced in November 2009 and includes firm orders for five Embraer 175s, plus options for another five aircrafts.

“The E-Jets are the ideal platform from which we can expand our regional route network and better align frequency with demand”, said Salim Mohammed Al Kindi, chief technical officer and the acting CEO of Oman Air.

“Having this flexibility allows us to introduce more point to point routes currently not sustainable with larger aircraft, as well as upgrading our services to domestic destinations like Khasab and the other new airports currently being developed within the Sultanate of Oman.”

With passenger demand for regional travel on the increase, the pressure is on for regional jets to carry more passengers more frequently to closer destinations. Clearly, passenger demand is trending toward the 70 to 110 seat segment, a range for which an efficient aircraft family didn’t exist until now. This is the gap that Oman Air is now filling with the brand new Embraer E 175s, he added.

Oman Air’s Embraer 175 will be configured with 71 seats, in a dual-class layout, with 11 seats in business class and 60 in economy.

The airline also signed the Embraer Pool Flight Hour Program service contract. The agreement covers the new Embraer 175 jet.-TradeArabia News Service




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