Jordan Aviation

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Jordan Aviation
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IATA ICAO Call sign
R5JAVJORDAN AVIATION
Founded1998
Hubs Queen Alia International Airport
Fleet size11
Destinations7
Parent company Privately owned by Saudi SWICORP (25%) & Jordanian Businessmen (75%)
Headquarters Amman, Jordan
Key peopleMoh'd Al-Khashman
Website www.jordanaviation.jo

Jordan Aviation (PSC) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates worldwide charter flights, provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity and is also an important provider of air transportation for UN peacekeeping forces. Its main base is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI), Amman from where it operates its fleet of Wide Body and Narrow Body aircraft. In addition it has its own MRO which forms part of is Operations & Technical Centre opened in October 2010.

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History

The airline was established as a company in 1998 and gained its Air Operators Certificate in 2000 commencing operations in October of that year. The airline started operations with a Boeing 737-400. It launched services from Amman as the first privately owned charter airline in Jordan. Jordan Aviation operates a varied route network with a worldwide AOC. UN Peacekeepers are carried extensively on the various aircraft in the Fleet and the company also is involved in "wet-leasing" aircraft to air carriers who need extra capacity. Holiday Charter Flights are also operated from its bases in Amman.

Jordan Aviation is owned by Mohamed Al-Khashman (President & Chief Executive Officer) and Hazem Alrasekh, and has over 900 employees (as at June 2012). The company has grown considerably, as the fleet listing below shows. An Airbus A330-200 joined the fleet in March 2012 and this will be followed with additional aircraft planned to enter service in the next quarter – an Airbus A320-200 and a Boeing 737-300. Expansion into other market segments is in process.

Following the open sky territory agreement and relaxation of civil aviation regulation in Aqaba, Jordan. The airline shifted its operation to the King Hussein International Airport, the firm launched its inaugural flight from there in 2004. Between 2005 and 2007, Jordan Aviation operated scheduled charter flights from King Hussein International Airport to regional destinations including Kuwait City, Doha, Alexandria, Dubai, Cairo and Manama. Jordan Aviation was also recognized by King Abdullah II as one of the top ten initiatives benefiting the economy of Aqaba. [1]

Destinations

As of February 2021, Jordan Aviation operates to the following destinations: [2]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport [3]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport [3]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Batumi Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport [3]
Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport [3]
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport Terminated
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport Hub
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport [3]
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport [3]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport [3] [4]
Ufa Mustai Karim Ufa International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [3]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Antalya Antalya International Airport [3]
Trabzon Trabzon Airport [3]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport Terminated
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport [3]

Fleet

The new Jordan Aviation livery - JY-JAY June 2012 JY-JAY - New Livery - MAY 12 068.JPG
The new Jordan Aviation livery – JY-JAY June 2012
Jordan Aviation Boeing 737-300 wearing a former livery Jordan Aviation Boeing 737-300 KvW.jpg
Jordan Aviation Boeing 737-300 wearing a former livery

The Jordan Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019: [6] [7] [8]

Jordan Aviation fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
FCYTotal
Airbus A320-200 3———168168Includes JY-JAC, the eldest A320 in service, built in 1989[ citation needed ]
Airbus A330-200 2—1242183237
Boeing 737-300 3———148148
Boeing 737-400 1———168168
Boeing 767-200ER 2——12235247
Total11—

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References

  1. ↑ "Background". www.jordanaviation.jo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ↑ jordanaviation.jo - Book now retrieved 17 February 2021
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Destinations". www.jordanaviation.jo. Jordan Aviation. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Tore, Iuliia (1 April 2024). "Jordan Aviation Resumes Flights to Russia from Jordan". Rus Tourism News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ ТРЯСКИНА, Галина (6 June 2024). "Из Уфы в хадж отправились 277 паломников". resbash.ru (in Russian). Сетевое издание газеты «Республика Башкортостан» «РесБаш». Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 18.
  7. ↑ "Our Fleet". jordanaviation.jo.
  8. ↑ "Jordan Aviation secures ETOPS clearance for A330". ch-aviation.com. 19 August 2019.

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