{"id":3203,"date":"2026-04-13T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:03:08","slug":"oman-aviation-sector-achieves-record-growth-as-oman-air-turns-profitable-after-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/2026\/04\/13\/oman-aviation-sector-achieves-record-growth-as-oman-air-turns-profitable-after-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman aviation sector achieves record growth as Oman Air turns profitable after 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aviation sector in Oman recorded a historic performance in 2025, driven by expanded international operations, improved efficiency, and a significant reduction in debt. The update was shared during a joint press conference in Muscat by Oman Airports, Oman Air, and SalamAir.<\/p><p>A major highlight was Oman Air achieving profitability for the first time in 15 years, reflecting the success of ongoing sector reforms. Authorities also confirmed a notable decline in overall debt levels.<\/p><p>As part of restructuring efforts, the government has taken over SalamAir. Despite this, both airlines will continue to operate independently while retaining their brand identities and fleets.<\/p><p>Looking ahead, officials emphasised the importance of the \u201cMuscat Airport City\u201d project, which aims to position Oman as a key regional hub for logistics, tourism, and commerce. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to enhance connectivity and build an integrated aviation ecosystem.<\/p><p>According to Saeed Hamoud Al Mawali, the roadmap for 2026 to 2030 focuses on strengthening international links and supporting sustainable sector growth.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aviation sector in Oman recorded a historic performance in 2025, driven by expanded international operations, improved efficiency, and a significant reduction in debt. The update was shared during a joint press conference in Muscat by Oman Airports, Oman Air, and SalamAir. A major highlight was Oman Air achieving profitability for the first time in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oman-en"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3203\/revisions\/3205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}