Middle East: AeroVecto Aviation Services and Modern College of Business and Science To Partner And Support Growth of AAM in Oman

AeroVec­to Avi­a­tion Ser­vices (AVAS) and the Mod­ern Col­lege of Busi­ness and Sci­ence (MCBS) have signed a Mem­o­ran­dum of Under­stand­ing to col­lab­o­rate on research, edu­ca­tion and indus­try engage­ment relat­ed to Advanced Air Mobil­i­ty in Oman.

The MoU was signed in the pres­ence of the Civ­il Avi­a­tion Author­i­ty and focus­es on applied research and fea­si­bil­i­ty stud­ies exam­in­ing how AAM solu­tions could be inte­grat­ed into Oman’s exist­ing trans­porta­tion sys­tems.

It also sup­ports pol­i­cy and reg­u­la­to­ry dis­cus­sions where research find­ings high­light prac­ti­cal con­sid­er­a­tions or gaps, in line with nation­al devel­op­ment pri­or­i­ties and Oman Vision 2040.

Fahad Al Riya­mi, CEO of AeroVec­to Avi­a­tion Ser­vices, said: “AeroVec­to is com­mit­ted to bring­ing prac­ti­cal AAM solu­tions to mar­ket while nur­tur­ing local tal­ent. Work­ing with MCBS allows us to deep­en research into AAM deploy­ment with­in the con­text of Oman.

“Togeth­er we com­bine indus­try expe­ri­ence with fresh aca­d­e­m­ic ideas, giv­ing stu­dents the oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­tribute to projects with clear indus­try rel­e­vance.”

Found­ed in 1996, the Mod­ern Col­lege of Busi­ness and Sci­ence (MCBS) is one of Oman’s lead­ing high­er edu­ca­tion insti­tu­tions, offer­ing pro­grams from Foun­da­tion and Under­grad­u­ate to Master’s and PhD lev­els. A proud mem­ber of AACSB Inter­na­tion­al, MCBS is ded­i­cat­ed to aca­d­e­m­ic excel­lence, inno­va­tion, and research that advance Oman Vision 2040.

Both par­ties will under­take joint research projects and pro­vide oppor­tu­ni­ties for MCBS stu­dents to gain indus­try expo­sure through intern­ships and place­ments at AeroVec­to.

The agree­ment also sup­ports the devel­op­ment and com­mer­cial­iza­tion of select­ed AAM-relat­ed projects emerg­ing from MCBS’s Inno­va­tion Hub.

The col­lab­o­ra­tion marks a step toward build­ing local knowl­edge and exper­tise in advanced air mobil­i­ty, bring­ing togeth­er aca­d­e­m­ic research and indus­try prac­tice to sup­port informed deci­sion-mak­ing and long-term sec­tor devel­op­ment in Oman.

Dr. Moosa Al Kin­di, Dean – Mod­ern Col­lege of Busi­ness & Sci­ence, added: “This part­ner­ship strength­ens MCBS’s focus on applied research and stu­dent engage­ment.

“As an insti­tu­tion recog­nised in Times High­er Edu­ca­tion and QS inter­na­tion­al rank­ings, and as we approach 30 years of edu­ca­tion­al excel­lence, col­lab­o­ra­tions such as this reflect our con­tin­ued com­mit­ment to qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion, research rel­e­vance, and future-focused learn­ing. It pro­vides stu­dents with prac­ti­cal research expe­ri­ence and expo­sure to an emerg­ing sec­tor close­ly linked to Oman’s eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment.”

Sky­Crest Avi­a­tion (oper­at­ing as AeroVec­to) is an Omani aero­space com­pa­ny devel­op­ing Shut­tle,
a hybrid-elec­tric air­craft built to rede­fine urban pub­lic trans­port, enhanc­ing intracity trans­port
with com­fort, safe­ty, and acces­si­bil­i­ty in mind.

The company’s Avi­a­tion Ser­vices divi­sion aims to sup­port the inte­gra­tion of advanced air mobil­i­ty in Oman and the region.