Oman Air debuts new Embraer aircraft
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Oman Air has unveiled the latest member of its fleet, the Embraer 175 at a ceremony organised at the Muscat International Airport. Oman Air is now the owner of two Embraer E jets, which will be deployed to the regional routes. 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, CTO 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 rise, 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.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.
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