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Jordan

IATA Code
JO
Airlines
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Jordan’s aviation industry is comprised of two main local airlines: Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier and Air Universal – both of which are based in the country’s main international gateway, Zizya (south of Amman) Queen Alia International Airport. Aqaba Airport (also known as King Hussein International Airport) is the second largest airport in Jordan.

The main governing body that controls and regulates the aviation industry is the government’s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission.

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Middle East fleet outlook: widebody popularity increases, Airbus to grow market share

25-Nov-11 3:03 PM

The 163 aircraft ordered at last week's Dubai Airshow will keep the Middle East region with almost as many aircraft on order as in service. While the show was marked by Emirates' order for 50 B777s, adding to the carrier's all-widebody fleet, widebody aircraft currently comprise just over half the region's fleet but are set to grow. Widebodies comprise more than 70% of aircraft on order in the region.

Boeing and Airbus will see their market share increase, but Airbus more so, eventually accounting for more than half of all aircraft in the region and Boeing accounting for just over a third. These latest aircraft orders add to an already substantial order backlog by airlines in the region. Most of the orders are concentrated in the hands of the Gulf region’s three largest sixth-freedom airlines: Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Emirates. The 163 orders from the show were from airlines and leasing companies and had a combined total value at list prices of just under USD32 billion.

Royal Jordanian CEO, Hussein Dabbas Royal Jordanian to embark on African expansion

21-Sep-11 11:35 AM

The economic growth and increasing propensity to travel in Africa is luring more and more Middle Eastern carriers to add connections to the continent. Now, it’s the turn of Royal Jordanian. The carrier’s President and CEO, Hussein Dabbas, announced recently the carrier is due to launch services from Amman to Nigeria’s capital of Lagos in Nov-2011. Royal Jordanian is also working on route launches to Accra, Nairobi and Addis Abbaba, although no firm timetable for the new routes has been announced. Royal Jordanian expects that the rising incomes, growing middle class and resources boom in Africa will trigger strong traffic to/from the continent.

Air Arabia profit edges up in second quarter

12-Aug-11 5:42 PM

Air Arabia has overcome a regional travel downturn and “tumultuous” market conditions to post a profit for the three months to 30-Jun-2011 of AED51 million (USD13.9 million), a modest increase of 2% over the same period in 2011.

Royal Jordanian CEO, Hussein Dabbas Heavy first-half losses for Royal Jordanian Airlines

2-Aug-11 3:16 PM

Royal Jordanian Airlines has not been able to escape the impact of the Arab Spring and higher oil prices, with the carrier reporting a loss of JOD39.2 million (USD55.3 million) for the first six months of the year, compared with a JOD7.7 million loss for the same period in 2010.

Arab unrest puts brakes on Air Arabia's Jordan expansion

28-Jul-11 4:10 PM

The ripples from the Arab Spring continue to spread. Air Arabia, the largest LCC in the Middle East, announced in Jun-2011 that it would delay the launch of its Jordanian JV due to the downturn in traffic in the region, as well as higher oil prices. While the political and social environment in Jordan is described by the carrier as “stable”, Syria, Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia still have not resolved local political instability.

Delta Air Lines to suspend Amman service in June, not resume Cairo

6-Apr-11 1:37 PM

Delta Air Lines is planning to announce the suspension of service to Amman, Jordan, effective 01-Jun-2011, according to industry sources. CAPA understands an announcement about the three times weekly B767 service could be made tomorrow.

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