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SalamAir launches Salalah base, adds direct international routes

BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, AUG 27 SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost carrier, has announced the establishment of Salalah’s first-ever airline base, marking a strategic milestone in the airline’s growth and significantly...

The low-cost carrier’s Salalah-based operation will initially serve three direct international destinations: Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Chattogram in Bangladesh, and Calicut in India.

FAA Audit of 737 Max production found dozens of issues

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 taking off from Los Angeles International Airport

FAA Audit finds lapses at Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems

Boeing 737 Max airpl­anes at the Rento­n Munic­ipal Airpo­rt in Rento­n, Wash., May 15, 2019. (Lindsey Wasson/The New York Times)

2023 was the safest year for flying: IATA

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Record numbers at Singapore Airshow as post-Covid boom raises hopes

People take photos during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. - Reuters

Airlines' sustainability mantra masks divides over green future

An IAG Iberia's worker inspects an engine after transforming an Airbus 330 passenger aircraft into a cargo one in Madrid

Transformation plan helps Oman Air cut losses by 25% in 2023

Eng Saeed al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, and Chairman of Oman Air presented the latest developments in Oman Air's transformation plan.

Empowering human resources to drive transformation of Oman Air

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Transformation plan helps Oman Air cut losses by 25% in 2023

Airline to have a new CEO with more than 30 years of experience

Alaska 737 left Boeing factory with missing bolts: NTSB

Grounded Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jets at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 8, 2024. (M. Scott Brauer/The New York Times)

Global air travel recovery continued in 2023: IATA

The number of passengers using the Muscat International Airport increased 19 percent in December 2023

Cupcake ATMs and fire pits: What you love at the airport

A garden and shopping area at Changi Airport in Singapore, Dec. 25, 2023. (Lauryn Ishak/The New York Times)

Oman Air to cancel Islamabad, Chittagong flights; announces new routes 

In addition, three destinations will be operated on a seasonal basis: Trabzon during the summer season, and Zurich and Malé during winter.

Airlines hoping for more Boeing jets could be waiting awhile

Boeing's new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction

FAA bars Boeing from increasing MAX output but ends partial grounding

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft lands during an evaluation flight in Seattle at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. September 30, 2020. REUTERS

FAA tells airlines to check panels on a second Boeing plane

A Boeing 737-900ER taxis at Boeing Field in Seattle
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