Omni Air International

Omni Air International

IATA OY ICAO OAE Callsign OMNI EXPRESS
Founded	1983
Fleet size	17
Destinations	Worldwide Operations
Parent company	Omni Air International, Inc.
Headquarters	Tulsa International Airport Tulsa, Oklahoma
Key people	Jeff Crippen (CEO/President) Trisha Frank (Sr. Director)
Website	omniairintl.com

Omni Air International, Inc. is a United States charter airline with its headquarters in Hangar 19 on the grounds of Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.^[1] It operates international and domestic passenger charters, as well as wet leasing.^[2]

History

The airline was established under the name of Omni Air Express and started operations in March 1993. Passenger operations began in December 1997. It has a little under 1,000 employees (at July 2007).^[2]

Omni began operation as a U.S. Part 135 operator in 1983. In 1993, Omni became a Part 121 air carrier operating Boeing 727F equipment in the narrow body cargo market. Customers included many of the industry's largest integrated shipping companies such as BAX Global, DHL, Emery Worldwide and UPS. ^[3]

Building on success in cargo operations, in 1997 Omni entered the passenger charter market with DC-10-10s. In 1998 the company sold its B727F fleet to permit it to focus exclusively on its growing passenger business. The next step in Omni's development came during 1998-2000 when the company acquired three long range DC-10-30s from Lufthansa/Condor and began providing international charter service to wholesale companies, cruise lines, wet lease ACMI for other airlines and the Department of Defense. Since 1999, Omni has operated charters worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

2003 saw the addition of the Boeing 757-200ER passenger aircraft. The B757-200 fleet is approved for extended range over water operations. With the addition of these aircraft to its fleet, Omni was awarded 180-minute ETOPS approval by the FAA. This is only the second time in the history of U.S. Aviation that this type of immediate ETOPS approval has been granted. Boeing 767-300ER aircraft were added starting in August of 2010, and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft began operating April 2011. ^[4]

The company's customers include leisure wholesale companies, that provide vacation packages to the Caribbean, Florida, Las Vegas, Mexico, Hawaii, Europe, and Asia; cruise lines that transport customers to sailing ports in Europe, South America and the South Pacific; and operates for Government Entities worldwide. In addition Omni has become a leader in wet lease ACMI operations for airlines worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

An Omni Air International B777

An Omni Air International DC-10 at Hanover Airport

An Omni Air International Douglas DC-10 debarking naval reservists at Norfolk, Virginia

As of November 2011, the Omni Air International fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 19.5 years:^[5][6]

Omni Air International fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Passengers (First/Economy)
Boeing 757-200	2	194 (16/178)[7] 220 (0/220)
Boeing 767-200ER	1	216 (0/216)[8]
Boeing 767-300ER	5	276 (0/276)[9]
Boeing 777-200ER	2	380 (0/380)
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	7	373 (0/373)[10]
Total	17

References

1. ^ "Contact." Omni Air International. Retrieved on January 29, 2011. "Headquarters Omni Air International, Inc. PO Box 582527 3303 N Sheridan Road, Hangar 19 Tulsa, OK 74158."
2. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: pp. 58–59. 2007-04-10. 
3. ^ "History" in Omni Air International. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
4. ^ "Flight Attendant Job Market" in Cabin Managers. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
5. ^ Omni Air Intl official fleet page
6. ^ Omni Air International fleet list at planespotters.net
7. ^ Omni Air Intl official fleet page
8. ^ Omni Air Intl official fleet page
9. ^ Omni Air Intl official fleet page
10. ^ Omni Air Intl official fleet page

External links

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