Oman Air Corporate Communications And Media briefed that Oman Air, which commenced operations in 1993 as a regional player, has played a major role in making Muscat a major traffic hub in the Middle East providing a fillip to commercial, industrial and tourism activities. As a full-fledged commercial airline of Oman, Oman Air has striven to maintain high performance standards in all aspects of its operation they said. The Company fleet will consist of 12 Boeing 737-800 Aircrafts (By end Jan 2009), 7 Airbus A330 Aircrafts (Mix of dash 300 & dash 200) with deliveries starting in 2009 and, commitment to some 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Oman Air would be the first airline in the Gulf region to undergo such move to obtain the Dreamliner aircrafts, which are expected to be delivered to the carrier in 2012, 2014, and 2015 CC&M notified.