Oman Air to shrink fleet

As part of its post-COVID strategy, Oman Air is planning to shrink its fleet to around 36 aircraft. Currently, the fleet is 49 aircraft-strong and pre-pandemic the airline was planning to grow to 70 planes. Now, as reported by online newsoutlet WAF, Oman Air thinks that the current market situation has made this growth plan uneconomical and that shrinking is the best way forward.

Oman Air's fleet is made up of four A330-200s, six A330-300s, sixteen B737-800s, five B737-900ERs, five B737-8s, two B787-8s, seven B787-9s and four ERJ175s. It has further open orders for ten B737-8s and nine B787-9s.

Of the current fleet, the ten A330s, two B737-800s, two B787-8s and four ERJ175s are owned directly by the airline and selling-off these would make sense. Oman Air, however, is not in a rush as current market conditions also surpresses the value of the aircraft.

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