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Challenging economic conditions facing Oman Air in recent years are likely to continue, but the carrier will continue to invest in improvements, CE Paul Gregorowitsch said. Expansion was continuing against a backdrop of shrinking financial support from the govt, overcapacity and infrastructural constraints. Oman Air is steadily scaling up operations, with its fleet expected to grow to around 70 aircraft by 2020. The carrier has been consistently loss-making in recent years as it continued to expand. Gregorowitsch said the airline had “achieved important progress” over the past 2 years and he was optimistic about the future “despite substantial economic challenges.” The company’s fleet expansion program has already made significant progress, he said. Since Jan 2015, its fleet has grown from 35 to 45 aircraft. <br/>

American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air will re-open New York’s LaGuardia Airport as a base of operations in early 2017, the airline said Sept 28. Envoy operates American Eagle regional flights for American Airlines. Envoy said its pilots, flight attendants and mechanics will return to LaGuardia in Q1 of 2017. Envoy presently has personnel providing ground handling services for other American Eagle flights at the airport. The carrier said it will operate Embraer E145/E140 family aircraft from LaGuardia to destinations in the US and Canada. Envoy closed down operations at both New York JFK and LaGuardia airports beginning in May 2015. By the end of 2015, all flying from the market ceased and Envoy concentrated on its two largest hubs in Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago. <br/>