http://www.omanair.com/awards Home > awards Awards As recognition of the service standards of Oman Air, what more is to be said than that it has received countless commendations from various independent sources? It is a great honor to receive such approvals; nonetheless, we remain committed towards excellence in providing service that goes beyond your expectations. Oman Air successfully completes the International Air Transport Association s Operational Safety Audits. Oman Air attributes the successful completion of the audit to its conforming with the standards and regulations set by IATA. This places Oman Air amongst companies that comply with internationally recognised safety standards, thus minimizing audits for the airline and increasing opportunities for more code share agreements. Oman Air wins the Oman Excellence award for tourism. Oman Air was awarded the Oman award for Excellence, as the tourism promoter for 2001. The award is instituted by OCIPED in recognition of accomplishments of individuals and organizations that contribute to the Omani economy. Oman Air Ground Operations Department was awarded the AHS 1000 excellence certificate from IATA for compliance with the quality and control standards as per IATA specification No. 804. The catering business unit of the Oman Aviation Services at Muscat International Airport was awarded the prestigious ISO 9001 2000 accreditation by the auditors, KPMG. This award has been the result of teamwork and the development of a culture towards improving customer services and maintaining the highest standards of catering to the clients of Oman Air and the Oman Aviation Services. Oman Air recently received JAR 145 Certification in recognition of excellence in maintenance. British Airways honors Ground Handling Department of Oman Aviation Services for their excellence in services provided to British Airways customers at Muscat International Airport.

Emirates Airlines honors Oman Aviation Cargo department for achieving a large percentage of sales during year 2003 2004. Lufthansa Cargo approves DGR Training course of the Oman Aviation Center. The trainers at the center have worked hard to bring training to high standards. Oman Air was awarded the Golden award for the Technology Development of the year 2010 which was held by the French Business Travel Award at the International French Travel Market Top Resa. The Ministry of Man Power Honours Oman Air with a commemorative plaque in recognition of its systemic Omanization efforst. Silver Award at the 2009 Vision Awards at the Annual Report Competition organized by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) and Bronze for the Most Improved Annual Report from the Asia-Pacific Region. Gold Award for Oman Air s Annual Report 2009 in the Airlines category at International ARC Awards. "Best Use Of Display For Direct Response" Award for Oman Air's Google Campaign: www.fly737oman.com Silver Award for the Best Marketing Campaign 2010, held by the Travel Industry Club in Cologne, Germany. Oman Air, announced as the winner of the Technology Implementation of the Year category at the prestigious 4th Annual Aviation Business Awards 2010. Oman Air won the Gold Award in the Best First Class Female Amenity Bag category, thegold Award for Best In-flight Amenity and the Silver Award for Best First Class Male Amenity Bag at the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards 2010. Oman Air and CFM International celebrated 10 years of cooperation and together marked the

achievement of 500,000 engine flight hours on the airline's fleet of CFM56-7B engines. International Air Transport Association (IATA) names Oman Air Training Center a 2011 Middle East Top 10 Authorized Center. Reise und Preise readers names Oman Air as the best airline in the world for economy class. SKYTRAX names Oman Air as an offical 4-Star airline. Oman Air has been named Best Luxury Airline, Middle East 2011 in the prestigious Business Destinations Travel Awards 2011. Oman Air was named winner of the World's Best Business Class Airline Seat by SKYTRAX. Oman Air wins Promising New Foreign Airline of the Year in Kuala Lumpur by Malaysia Airports Berhad. Oman Air 2010 Annual report wins GOLD Award for excellence within its industry on the development of the organization s annual report for the past fiscal year, BRONZE award for Best Letter to Shareholders, #25 in the Top 50 Annual Reports in the Europe/Middle East/Africa Region, #48 in Top 100 Annual reports World Wide. Oman Air 2010 Annual Report has won the gold award for Cover Photo/Design and Gold Award for Photography in the Airline Category. Oman Air has won the Best In-flight Connectivity & Communications award in The 2011 Passenger Choice Awards, created by APEX and voted on by the traveling public, designed to recognize airlines for their service, products and innovations. Oman Air has received the Gold Award for Airline of the Year, ahead of Qatar Airways and Korean Air at Top Resa in France 2011.

Oman Air has been commended (2nd place) by TTG for the TTG TRAVEL AWARDS 2011, behind Etihad, and ahead of Emirates, EVA Air and Thompson Airways. Oman Air was awarded the title Best Airline Worldwide 2011. The survey was conducted by the travel magazine REISE & PREISE and was held for the 20th time this year. Oman Air has been named Best Luxury Airline, Middle East 2011 in the prestigious Business Destinations Travel Awards 2011. Oman Air has won the "Most Promising New Foreign Airline of the Year" award that was held by the Malaysia Airports Berhad at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur. Oman Air has been awarded 'Best Business Class Airline, Middle East' in the prestigious Business Destinations Travel Awards 2012. The Oman Air Training Centre has been awarded a much-coveted place in IATA's Middle East 2012 Top Ten Authorized Training Centre listing for the second continuous year. Oman Air has, for the second year running, won Best Business Class Airline Seat at the prestigious World Airline Awards, run by Skytrax. In February 2013, Oman Air s First Class champagne, the Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, 2000, won joint first place in the Best First Class Sparkling Wine category of the Cellars in the Sky Awards 2012, whilst its Sancerre «La Porte du Caillou», 2010, won the Best Business Class White Wine category. Oman Air also came joint second in the Best First Class Fortified and Sweet Wine category with its Dr Loosen Riesling Beerenauslese, 2006. For the second year running, Oman Air won World s Best Business Class Airline Seat at the Skytrax 2012 World Airline Awards. Oman Air came second in the Best Airline Staff Service in Middle East category of the World Airline Awards, Skytrax 2012 World Airline Awards.

Oman Air came second in the Best First Class Catering category of the World Airline Awards, 2012. Oman Air came third in the World s Best Business Class category of the Skytrax 2012 World Airline Awards. Skytrax 2012 World Airline Awards: Oman Air was also nominated in a number of other categories and came second in the Best Airline Staff Service in Middle East and Best First Class Catering categories and third in the World s Best Business Class category. Oman Air achieved top ten places in the Best First Class Airline Seat, Best Business Class Airline Lounge, Best Business Class Onboard Catering, Best Economy Class Onboard Catering and Best Airline in the Middle East categories of the awards in Skytrax 2012 World Airline Awards. In May 2012, Oman Air received the Business Destinations Travel Awards Best Business Class Airline, Middle East Award. In February 2012, Oman Air won the Best First Class Female Amenity Bag and the Best Business Class Unisex Amenity Bag categories of the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards and also received Bronze in the Best First Class Male Amenity Bag category. Oman Air was named Best Economy Class Airline Middle East at the World Travel Awards 2013, held in Dubai. Skytrax World Airport Awards 2013: Oman Air s staff at Muscat International Airport were recognised when the airport was ranked second in the Best Airport Staff Middle East category of the awards. In May 2013, Oman Air was named Best Business Class Airline, Middle East for the third year running in the Business Destinations Travel Awards. Oman Air was named Second Best Air Carrier for operating flights between Arab countries and Germany at the ITB Berlin 2013 travel fair.

In February 2013, Oman Air was named Best Airline in the Middle East in the prestigious Annual MICE Report 2013, recognising the quality and service the airline offers for the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions trade. In 2013, Oman Air won the TravelPlus Readers Award for Most Enduring Airline Amenity Bag, giving the airline four Gold Awards, one Silver award and one Bronze Award over the last three years. Oman Air won the MENA Customer Delight Award for best practices in customer services, presented by the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM) held in Dubai, 2014. Oman Air won the Best Staff Service Middle East category of the World Airline Awards 2014, held at Farnborough, UK, in July. In addition, Oman Air was placed second in the Best Onboard Catering Business Class category and third in the Best Airline Seats Business Class category, as well as achieving top ten places in the World s Best Airlines In Business Class, Best Airline in the Middle East, Best Airline Seats Economy Class, World s Best Airlines in Economy Class, Best First Class Airline Catering, Best Economy Class Airline Catering, and Best Airline Business Class Comfort Amenities categories. Oman Air was named World Best Business Class Airline Middle East and World s Best Economy Class Airline Middle East at the World Travel Awards 2014, held in Dubai. Oman Air received the Best Arab Air Carrier award at the Arab Tourism Media Awards in June 2014. The airline was also given a special award in appreciation of its long-term and continuing support for the Arab Tourism Media. Oman Air triumphed in the E-commerce, Food and Beverages and Services categories of the Oman Web Awards, held in May 2014. American Express Executive Travel magazine named Oman Air as the number two airline in American Express Executive Traveller magazine s Best Airlines for Business Class Top 12, in February 2014. Oman Air was named in Business Insider s list of the World s Best Airlines 2014. Oman Air received recognition for its exceptional support for sporting achievement in Oman at the

Oman Sports Awards Gala in February 2014. In April 2014, Oman Air won the Best First Class Male category of the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards, giving the airline five Gold Awards, one Silver award and one Bronze Award over the last three years. Oman Airports Management Company Second Annual Awards Ceremony: The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman was recognized as one of the top five airlines by number of passengers carried at Muscat International Airport. It also received an award as one of the top three airlines at Salalah International Airport, as well as receiving accolades in the Non-Aeronautical and Stakeholder of the Year 2014 categories. Oman Air won 2nd place for being the Best Arabian Airline from Go Arabia. Oman Air won two awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2015, wherein the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman came top in the Middle East s Leading Airline - Business Class and Middle East s Leading Airline - Economy Class categories. Oman Air has won Best Airline Staff Service at the prestigious World Airline Awards, run by Skytrax at the Airshow in Paris. Source URL: http://www.omanair.com/awards