In-Flight Catering Equipment installations at Muscat International Airport (MCT)

In-flight catering equipment is the hardware that turns a 3.5 m² galley into a restaurant for 500 people. It includes half- and full-size trolleys and standard units, convection and steam ovens, chillers, espresso systems, bar boxes, inserts, meal trays, crockery, glassware and the cutlery / linen that defines premium cabins. Buyers are airline catering departments and the catering operators (Emirates Flight Catering, Gate Gourmet, dnata, LSG, Newrest) who physically uplift the meals. All gear must be weight-optimised, ARINC-galley-compatible and certified to aviation fire standards.

Reopened in 2018 with a vaulted, daylight-washed new terminal, Muscat is Oman's calm, understated answer to Gulf airport bombast. The Changi-inspired building is currently under-used but deliberately oversized for a sultanate betting on tourism, and 2024 traffic of 12.8 million is creeping toward the 20 mppa design capacity. Oman Air's fleet renewal and a growing cargo play with DHL anchor the long-term thesis.