Chief executive officer of Oman Air, Peter Hill announced that his airline has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for the half dozen Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which were recently ordered from Boeing. First Airline to Use Trent 1000 According to the announcement Oman Air is the first airline in the Middle East to choose this…
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Carillion Increasing Investment in Middle East
One of Britain’s leading investment firms, Carillion, has decided to pull back from the lackluster construction market in the United Kingdom and refocus its efforts towards Middle Eastern markets, especially in Oman, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Doubling Revenues Carillion’s latest plan calls for a doubling of its Middle East revenues to £1 billion during the…
Codeshare Deal Forged Between BMI and Oman Airlines
Codeshare Deal Finalized The second largest airline based in Heathrow Airport in London, British Midland International, BMI Airways, has sealed a codeshare deal with Oman Air which is designed to allow passengers to reserve flights from the UK to the airport in Muscat. The new arrangement will include flights originating in the British cities of…
Britain Stages Rescue Missions for Britons Stuck in Libya
British nationals who found themselves stranded in Libya as a result of the escalating crisis there were rescued last night in the second daring mission conducted last night by members of Britain’s Special Air Service and Special Boat Service. 150 people were taken to Malta aboard three RAF Hercules airplanes after meeting at remote locations…
Zamil Joins With Severfield-Rowen to Build in Saudi Arabia and Middle East
The biggest manufacturer of structural steel in the United Kingdom, Severfield-Rowen, has teamed up with Zamil Steel Industries with the intention of providing improved design, fabrication and construction capability of structural steelwork. The focus of the partnership will be to make available to clients in Saudi Arabia and the more expansive Middle East, specialized steel…
Oman and Great Britain Building Deeper Ties
Oman (Muscat) – Darwish bin Ismail bin Ali al Balushi , Secretary General of the Finance Ministry received at the Finance Ministry ‘s HQs’ Lord Alderman Nicolas , Mayor of London who is currently visiting the Sultanate on top of a delegation comprising executives and representatives of a number of U.K banking and investment companies….