Oman Air orders three A330-300 aircraft

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on long haul routes and can comfortably seat close to 300 passengers.

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Air Partner announces contract with Olympic Holidays

Leading air charter broker and Royal Warrant holder, Air Partner, has announced the launch of its new flying programme with Olympic Holidays.

Air Partner will service a large part of Olympic Holidays’ flying requirements for the 2013 summer flying season. The programme will operate on two modern Germania Airbus A319 aircraft, which will be based at Gatwick and Manchester and will operate to all the main Greek Islands and Cyprus from May until November 2013.

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bmi regional jets expert agents to Hannover on new route from Bristol

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bmi regional, the UK's most punctual scheduled airline, launched six new routes last week including six times weekly flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover, Hamburg and Milan. A group of travel industry professionals jetted off on the inaugural flight on Monday 14 May to explore Hannover, a German city known for hosting exhibitions and conferences as well as Germany's second largest Oktoberfest.

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Oman Air invests further in staff training

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has committed OR2 million to staff training in 2013, having already invested more than OR3.3 million over the previous two years.
In addition, Oman Air’s Board of Directors has approved plans to fund full scholarships for 100 employees, enabling them to improve their academic qualifications in a range of administrative and technical disciplines. The initiative builds on existing training opportunities, such as Oman Air covering 75% of tuition fees on approved courses and offering unpaid study leave.


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GainJet's Challengers reflecting market trends

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GainJet Aviation S.A’s recently acquired Challenger 604s, which joined the fleet in March 2013, are already demonstrating the continued value of long range super-mid size executive jets for the business aviation market. The Athens-based VIP Charter Operator notes that both CL604s have already been used for several long range transatlantic and intercontinental flights in its first month of service. 

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