Aircraft
Omani Transport Group Prepares To Operate Laila Uncrewed VTOL Freighter
Mwasalat signed a partnership agreement with California-based start-up Odys Aviation
Badar Alnadabi, CEO of Mwasalat (left) and Moosa Al Balushi, regional director for business development for Odys Aviation, signed a partnership agreement
Badar Alnadabi, CEO of Mwasalat (left), and Moosa Al Balushi, regional director for business development for Odys Aviation, signed a partnership agreement in Muscat.

Oman’s national transport company, Mwasalat, has provisionally agreed to operate up to 25 of the Laila uncrewed aircraft being developed by Odys Aviation. Under the terms of an agreement announced on July 17, the companies will work together to develop plans for experimental cargo flights in unpopulated areas of the Gulf state using a pre-production example of the aircraft in 2025.

Laila is a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft that will have a payload of 132 pounds and a range of 391 nm. Mwasalat expects the aircraft to open up new air freight services in parts of Oman that are now inaccessible due to a lack of infrastructure and challenging local geography.