A330s set to join Oman's fleet

Oman Air's plans for expansion from a regional carrier to a longhaul international carrier will gain further momentum with news that the Muscat based airline is to lease aircraft from India's Jet Airways.

It was the Indian carrier that revealed that Oman Air is to wet-lease a pair of Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

The Mumbai-based airlines said it has entered into agreements with Oman Air to lease out two aircraft for six months from May. Under the terms of the lease, the operational control and maintenance responsibility of the aircraft will remain with Jet.

Speaking at the Aviation Outlook conference in Abu Dhabi on March 3rd, Oman's CEO Peter Hill said the airline was progressing with plans to make Oman Air a true international carrier.