HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, yesterday conferred aviation wings on a number of graduate pilots of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO).

The ceremony was attended by Air Vice Marshal Mattar bin Ali al-Obaidani, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman.

The pilots had completed a comprehensive programme in different aviation fields.

The passing out of this batch comes as part of training plans undertaken by the RAFO with a view to upgrading the standards of competence and preparedness of the air personnel.