Omni Air International

Omni Air International
IATA ICAO Call sign
OY OAE OMNI-EXPRESS
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
AOC #CNMA334B[1]
Fleet size14
DestinationsWorldwide
Parent companyAir Transport Services Group (ATSG)
HeadquartersTulsa International Airport
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Key peopleDavid Ray (President)
Websitewww.oai.aero

Omni Air International, LLC. is a United States charter airline headquartered in Hangar 19 on the grounds of Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.[2] It is specialized in passenger charter flights and Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) wet leasing.[3] Omni Air International is a member of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet as a long-range international carrier.[4] Omni Air International is a FAA Part 121 certificated airline with IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration.

Omni Air International cooperates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in controversial (sometimes termed "high-risk") deportations.[5] Omni Air International has been characterized as engaging in price gouging over its role in deportation flights.[5] The US Government paid Omni Air $1.8 million for its role in deporting 163 people on 18 November 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Contact as of October 15, 2018, Omni Air International, LLC., 3303 N Sheridan Rd, Hangar 19 Tulsa, OK 74115."
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. pp. 58–59.
  4. ^ "Civil Reserve Air Fleet". Air Force. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Rohrlich, Justin (5 December 2019). "The sole airline willing to fly "high-risk" deportations is price-gouging ICE". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-06-23.