Fleet
As of May 2011, the Oman Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 4.1 years:
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | J | Y | Total | |||||
| Airbus A330-200 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 20 | 196 | 216 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 20 | 204 | 230 | |
| ATR 42-500 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 12 | 102 | 114 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 | 12 | 142 | 154 | Deliveries until 2013 |
| Boeing 787-8 | — | 6 | — | TBA | The deal was transferred from ALAFCO to Oman Air directly in the Dubai Airshow 2011 Entry into service: 2015 |
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| Embraer 175 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 71 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 5 | |||||
On 2 April 2007, Oman Air announced it had placed a firm order with Airbus for 5 Airbus A330 aircraft for delivery in 2009. At 2009 Dubai Air Show, Oman Air finalized the order, which involved 3 A330-300's and 2 A330-200's. Deliveries started during the third quarter of 2009. In February 2009, Oman Air announced intentions to lease another 2 A330-200 from Jet Airways. It will only have Business and economy class.
During the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Oman Air Air finalised an order for 5 Embraer 175 aircraft with another 5 options, which the airline will receive from 2011. Whilst 4 of these aircraft will operate on Oman Air's domestic and Middle East network, the fifth will be used by the Royal Oman Police.
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