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Royal Jordanian

Airline
AirlineRoyal Jordanian
الملكية الأردنية
IATARJ
ICAORJA
CallsignJORDANIAN
Founded1963 as Alia Airlines
Airline hubQueen Alia International Airport
Focus citiesAqaba Airport
Frequent-flyer programRoyal Plus
Member loungeCrown Lounge
AllianceOneworld (2006)
Subsidiaries
*Royal Wings *Royal Jordanian Cargo *Royal Jordanian Ground Handling
Fleet size34 (+18 orders/leases, 16 options)
Destinations58
Company slogan"The Art of Flying"
HeadquartersHousing Bank Commercial Center
Amman, Jordan
Key peopleHussein Dabbas (CEO)

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Royal Jordanian Airlines ( ; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline with its head office in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport at Amman (AMM) Jordan. Royal Jordanian (RJ) is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and of Oneworld, a global airline alliance. Royal Jordanian won the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation award for "Airline Turnaround of the Year 2006" on 9 November 2006. The airline operates over 500 flights per week, with at least 110 daily departures. In 2005 the company was able to buy its initialism and IATA code "RJ" as an Internet address, RJ.com. Royal Jordanian was voted "Airline of the Year 2007" by Air Finance Journal.

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Royal Jordanian resumes London flights - Ammon News Tweet this news
Ammon News--AMMAN -- -Royal Jordanian- RJ on Monday resumed its regular flight to the British capital London after Heathrow Airport reopened after blizzards and heavy ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:43:00 GMT+00:00
Jordanian royal hopes to reform FIFA if elected - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--The -Jordanian royal- has already won public pledges of support for his nomination from several football associations in the Middle East, including Iran, ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:10:10 GMT+00:00
Royal Jordanian resumes London flights - Trade Arabia Tweet this news
Trade Arabia---Royal Jordanian- resumed its flights to London on December 20, as London Heathrow Airport reopened after two days of closure due to severe weather conditions ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:32:35 GMT+00:00
Kenya Airways expands European network, Royal Jordanian resumes Heathrow services - Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription) Tweet this news
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription)--Meanwhile, -Royal Jordanian- resumed Amman-London Heathrow services yesterday following a two-day suspension due to inclement weather that closed the British ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:30:28 GMT+00:00
Google inks $10m deal to plug Jordanian state firms - ArabianBusiness.com Tweet this news
ArabianBusiness.com--State-backed organisations such as -Royal Jordanian-, Jordan Tourism Board, and the Jordan Investment Board will be able to buy keywords from Google, ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:32:25 GMT+00:00
47 years of RJ's establishment marked on Dec. 15 - AME Info Tweet this news
AME Info--15, 2010, marks the 47th anniversary of -Royal Jordanian-, launched by His Majesty King Hussein in 1963 to be the national carrier of the Hashemite Kingdom of ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:36:12 GMT+00:00
Royal Jordanian to expand into Sub-Saharan Africa - ArabianBusiness.com Tweet this news
ArabianBusiness.com---Royal Jordanian- (RJ) is planning further expansion into the African market in 2011, with Nigeria the first route under consideration, ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:53:17 GMT+00:00
Royal Jordanian wins the Airline of the Year 2010 Award from Arabian Business - Zawya (press release) Tweet this news
Zawya (press release)--On November 30, -Royal Jordanian- won the Airline of the Year 2010 Award at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2010 held at the Armani Hotel in Burj ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:20:50 GMT+00:00
Royal Jordanian Signs Airfare Insight Deal with SITA - ASIATravelTips.com Tweet this news
ASIATravelTips.com---Royal Jordanian- has signed a five-year deal to migrate to the SITA Airfare Insight platform. -Royal Jordanian- is the third major Middle Eastern airline to ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:34:09 GMT+00:00
Royal Jordanian to restart flights to Berlin in June 2011 - ArabianBusiness.com Tweet this news
ArabianBusiness.com--State-backed airline -Royal Jordanian- (RJ) is to recommence flights to the German city of Berlin from June 2011, the carrier announced on Tuesday. ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:49:49 GMT+00:00

Royal Jordanian Slogans
"From Jordan to the world" 1968
"Excellence in air" 1968 1974
"Journey in Royalty" and "The way you want to fly" 1974 2005
"Change is in the air" 2006 2008
"You're There." 2008 2009
"Reaching Destinations with More Comfort." 2009 2010
"The Art of Flying" Late 2010 Present

Financial and operational statistics
2002 17,096 55,970 1,339,779 66% 3,008 Loss 3,044,000 JOD
2003 36,933,462 16,202 54,972 1,404,588 68% 3,162 Loss 9,753,000 JOD
2004 44,557,377 19,148 66,004 1,736,637 71% 3,313 Profit 15,327,000 JOD
2005 45,557,377 20,777 68,883 1,821,329 69% 3,557 Profit 20,516,000 JOD
2006 52,274,917 25,661 77,374 2,004,559 66% 3,799 Profit 6,135,000 JOD
2007 56,055,803 30,244 88,378 2,288,000 71% 4,275 Profit 24,111,000 JOD
2008 64,379,058 34,285 101,381 2,701,000 72% 4,507 Loss 23,400,000 JOD
2009 66,017,391 35,715 105,579 2,668,590 68% 4,399 Profit 28,614,000 JOD

Scheduled services
2005 45,944 4,413 2,364
2006 294,237 43,326 4,891 2,851

Codeshare agreements :

Current fleet :
Royal Jordanian Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders
Options		 Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A310-304 3
18 183 201 New IFE and colour scheme
Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Airbus A319-132 4
14 96 110 New seats with AVOD
Fitted with on-air mobile services
JY-AYP painted in Oneworld livery
Airbus A320-212 1
0 168 168 Operated for Royal Wings
Airbus A320-232 4 5 16 120 136 New seats with AVOD
To be fitted with on-air mobile services
5 new A320s to replace current A320s
Airbus A321-231 4 2 20 148 168 New seats with AVOD
To be fitted with on-air mobile services
Two will be replaced with two new A321s in 2012
Airbus A330-223 2
24 259 283 International long-haul
New seats with AVOD
Airbus A340-212 4
24 229 253 New colour scheme
New seats with AVOD
Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Airbus A340-600 Prestige Collection 1
VIP Operated for King of Jordan
Boeing 787 � 8
11
4		 TBA Entry into service: September 2013
Middle-Eastern launch customer
Order includes 4 leases
Embraer 175 3 12 60 72 Regional Services
Embraer 195 5 12 12 88 100 First Middle-Eastern airline to operate aircraft

Cargo :
Royal Jordanian Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Capacity Notes
Airbus A310-300F 2 35.5 tonnes
Boeing 737-200F 1 14.5 tonnes Operated by Transworld Aviation

Retired fleet :
Royal Jordanian Retired Fleet
Aircraft Total Retired
Airbus A300 1 1993
Boeing 707 4 1998
Boeing 727 4 1986 � 1990
Boeing 747 4 1990 � 1994
Fokker F-28 2 2009
Fokker F-27 3 1970
Lockheed L-1011 9 1988 � 2000
Total 29

Aircraft names :
Royal Jordanian Aircraft Names
Aircraft Names
Airbus A320-232 Amman, Aqaba, Irbid, Madaba
Airbus A319-100 Ma'an, Al-Mafraq, Al Shobak, Ajloun
Airbus A321-100 Al-Karak, As-Salt, Al-Ramtha, Tafileh
Embraer 175 Zay, Dana, Azraq
Embraer 195 Petra, Wadi Rum, Maeen, Wadi Musa, Jerash
Airbus A340-200 Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah, Princess Iman Bint Abdullah,
Princess Salma Bint Abdullah, Queen Rania Al-abdullah
Airbus A330-200 His Royal Highness Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein (JY-AIF), Jordan River (JY-AIE)

Members of Oneworld

American Airlines * British Airways * Cathay Pacific * Finnair * Iberia * Japan Airlines * LAN * Malév * Mexicana * Qantas * Royal Jordanian
Future members: Kingfisher Airlines * S7 Airlines
Former members: Aer Lingus * Canadian Airlines

Members of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)

Afriqiyah Airways * Air Algérie * Air Arabia * Air Cairo * EgyptAir * Emirates * Etihad Airways * Gulf Air * Iraqi Airways * Jordan Aviation * Kuwait Airways * Libyan Airlines * Middle East Airlines * Oman Air * Palestinian Airlines * Qatar Airways * Royal Air Maroc * Royal Jordanian * Saudi Arabian Airlines * Sudan Airways * Syrian Arab Airlines * Trans Mediterranean Airways * Tunisair * Yemenia |

Airlines of Jordan

Air Universal * Aqaba Airlines * Bourtuqalieh Air * Jordan Aviation * Jordan International Air Cargo * Meelad Air * Privilege Jet Airlines * Royal Falcon * Royal Jordanian * Royal Jordanian Air Force * Royal Wings * Sky Gate International Aviation * Skyjet * Teebah Airlines * Transworld Aviation

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