Flying the Boeing 787: Oman Air Cockpit Milan to Muscat

Join us in the cockpit of an Oman Air Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for a flight from Milan Malpensa to Muscat. From departure preparations to a sunrise arrival in Oman, the pilots explain their aircraft, its systems and the work that goes into operating this long-haul flight. Gabriel Leigh takes the jumpseat for a night on the flight deck with a crew who clearly love flying the 787. We learn about the Dreamliner’s head-up displays (HUDs), watch streams of oncoming aircraft passing us in the night over Syria and Saudi Arabia, and catch a memorable greeting as one aircraft flashes its lights at us. There’s also dinner at the jumpseat’s own tray table (a surprise to us), a steady supply of coffee and snacks from Oman Air’s excellent cabin crew, and plenty of time to see how these pilots work before the sun rises on our approach to Muscat International Airport. Have a question about something you saw on the flight deck? Leave it in the comments. Watch our other Oman Air cockpit adventure, aboard the Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Muscat to Phuket, here on the Flightradar24 channel:    • Flying the Boeing 737 MAX with Oman Air (C...   Flightradar24 playback WY144 MXP-MCT on 23 September 2026: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/fl... SECTIONS: 01:12 Departure briefing and pushback 02:33 Takeoff 07:28 Systems check, cost index & routing 10:25 Syrian airspace & routing considerations 12:50 Captain is a planespotter 14:05 Sensitive cargo & temperature controls 19:24 Oncoming traffic flashing landing lights 20:09 Head Up Displays (HUD) 21:22 Top of descent 25:47 Landing #Boeing787 #OmanAir #Cockpit