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A]SI fJlANSPOiri' Oman Air has introduced two new ATR 42-SOOs on regional shuttle routes, connecting Muscat with Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai Emerging power Oman Air is embarked on a programme of expansion and restructuring MAX KINGSLEY-JONES/MUSCAT OMAN, ON THE GULF'S eastern side, rests in the shadows cast by die cos mopolitan regions to its west, such as Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai. The country has chosen not to follow its neighbours into die "fast lane" and remains relatively unspoiled. It is therefore no surprise that its air transport indus try has trailed that of Dubai and the other major Gulf states - until now. With Oman an equal shareholder in Gulf Air, the country's capital, Muscat, has always figured FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 7 - 13 April 1999 in that airline's network, but perhaps not as significantly as the Omanis would like. Over the past six years, Oman Air has worked to raise the nation's profile in the air transport market. It has just completed a major transformation from a small local transporter into a fully fledged inter national carrier. The airline recendy launched a regional shuttle service with newly delivered ATR 42 turboprops and is poised to introduce widebody Airbus A31 Os. Airline operations began in March 1993, when 12-year-old Muscat-based Oman Air Services (OAS) started a scheduled domestic Clive Raymond, general manager, Oman Air 41
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