OMEGA AIR Established in 1980, Omega Air is a group of diversified aviation related companies and has become the world’s leader in developing commercial airborne refueling of military aircraft. It also possesses extensive overhaul, repair and aircraft parts exchange facilities worldwide. With strategic bases located worldwide as far afield as Jordan, United States, Ghana, United Kingdom, Brazil and Mexico, Omega offers true global capability. From its inception, Omega Air has identified a market for both military and commercial applications for the Boeing 707, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and various other airframes. Omega is the world’s largest trader in B707 aircraft and the largest single supplier of B707 aircraft to the U.S. military, having supplied in excess of 35 aircraft to various tanker and Joint STARS programs with 99% dispatch reliability. Based in Washington D.C., Omega Air, Inc. handles all military and commercially related activity for the group in the United States, including management of in-flight refuelling contracts and conversion of aircraft to dual role tanker transport. It communicates and interacts with FAA and other U.S. Government agencies and departments in relation to all the regulatory and legal requirements of the various projects currently in progress. In July 2000, Omega made aviation history when it completed U.S. Navy ground and flight testing of the world’s first commercial aerial refueling tanker aircraft. The testing was conducted at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Centre, Patuxent River, Maryland. Preceding Navy testing, the Los Angeles office of the FAA issued Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00888LA for the installation of the refueling equipment and associated structural modifications. Since this time, Omega’s commercial tanker, offered to armed forces worldwide as a lease option to fulfill in-flight refueling requirements, has: • Refueled over 8000 military fighter aircraft • Performed over 750 missions • Flown over 3000 hours • Offloaded over 28 million pounds (4 million gallons) of fuel Omega’s other areas of specialization include: • Omega Aviation Services Ltd. trades in spare parts and is the main spares support and procurement source for Omega owned aircraft throughout the world. • Aero Engines Ireland Ltd. a JAR145 approved maintenance facility to overhaul and test all types of aircraft engines. Additional facilities at Aero Engines include a non-destructive testing shop, balancing and specialized welding.
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