While unconfirmed, it is expected that Oman Air will turn exclusively to the Boeing 787, given its apparent distaste for the older, less-efficient Airbus A330s and its new focus on widebodies.

A Boeing 787-9 has arrived as a technical spare This ... According to fleet data from ch-aviation, this 787-9 was delivered to Oman Air in April carrying registration A40-SD and MSN 38892.

Oman Air CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said the airline currently has 16 wide-body planes - six Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 10 Airbus A330 - but hope to increase that number to 25. This would involve ...