Company Insights Royal Jordanian Aviation Royal Jordanian Overview Royal Jordanian Airlines is the national carrier of Jordan. Headquartered in Amman, it was established in 1963 by a group of private shareholders and then later taken over by the government. Operating from the capital’s Queen Alia International Airport, Royal Jordanian serves about 50 destinations, operating more than 500 flights a week. Initially the airline flew to Beirut, Kuwait and Cairo, followed by Jeddah. By 2007 Royal Jordanian had joined the Oneworld global alliance, the 15 airline group in which the likes of Qantas, British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia and Qatar Airways are members. In common with many of its global counterparts, Royal Jordanian’s revenues were hit particularly hard during the pandemic. It experienced substantial losses between 2020 and 2022, reducing them in 2023 as it looked to get back into profitability, but has since been affected by the tensions in the Middle East. The airline operates a two-class (economy and crown class) service on board its fleet of Boeing, Embraer and Airbus jets. Royal Jordanian News Analysis Aviation Middle East airlines expected to ride out delivery delays Aircraft delivery delays will continue to dog Middle East airlines in 2025, according to the International Air Travel Association (Iata). The issue will have little bearing on the bottom line, however, and the industry is expected to continue growing regardless. Globally, Iata forecasts that 1,802 aircraft will be delivered over the next 12 months, down […] December 24, 2024 Aviation Bahrain seeks reversal of BA route cut Talks are underway between Bahrain and UK officials in a bid to reverse a decision by British Airways to cease flights to the Gulf state. The UK’s flag carrier announced earlier this month that it would be stopping direct flights to Bahrain and Kuwait as a result of supply chain pressures, which it is said […] November 15, 2024 Exclusive Aviation Royal Jordanian losses mount due to conflict Royal Jordanian is likely to record a loss of $11 million for the second year running, due to a sharp drop in passengers because of the Middle East conflict. The airline was expected last year to report its first profits since the Covid pandemic, and boasted a $15 million surplus in the first nine months […] November 15, 2024 Analysis Aviation Dnata is 65, but its globetrotting is just getting started Dnata began life 65 years ago as a small travel agency in Dubai. Today it is the airport services arm of Emirates Group, operating in over 30 countries and planning to expand to even more. This month, it signed ground handling contracts with Royal Jordanian Airlines at John F Kennedy airport in New York and […] September 24, 2024 Opinion Aviation Gulf aviation’s ambitious wishes for the year ahead There should be an award for the airline that gets the newest aircraft closest to planned delivery dates January 12, 2024 Opinion Tourism Tourism is understandably down, but now is the time to visit Jordan Barring an escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict, it feels safe to visit November 21, 2023 Dubai Airshow Aviation Emirates reaches deal with Airbus for 15 new aircraft Emirates Airline appears to have reached a compromise with French plane manufacturer Airbus over the latter’s Rolls-Royce engines after the Dubai-based carrier announced an order of 15 Trent XWB-84 powered A350-900 aircraft. The $6 billion deal was revealed at Dubai Airshow just days after both Emirates president Tim Clark and chairman and chief executive Sheikh […] November 16, 2023 Dubai Airshow Aviation EgyptAir needs 34 more aircraft to meet demand EgyptAir will need to increase its fleet size by more than a third to cope with demand, the airline’s group chairman and CEO, Yehia Zakaria, said at the Dubai Airshow on Monday. Zakaria was speaking as the state-owned carrier announced a lease agreement with the US-based Air Lease Corporation covering 18 Boeing 737-8s. Deliveries of […] November 14, 2023 Opinion Aviation Gulf Air is battling for Bahrain’s skies Can another strategic turn really be successful? October 24, 2023 Opinion Aviation Airline alliances? Emirates forges its own flight path Bilateral agreements can be easier to manage and more tightly targeted May 25, 2023 Posts navigation 1 2 Next
Analysis Aviation Middle East airlines expected to ride out delivery delays Aircraft delivery delays will continue to dog Middle East airlines in 2025, according to the International Air Travel Association (Iata). The issue will have little bearing on the bottom line, however, and the industry is expected to continue growing regardless. Globally, Iata forecasts that 1,802 aircraft will be delivered over the next 12 months, down […] December 24, 2024
Aviation Bahrain seeks reversal of BA route cut Talks are underway between Bahrain and UK officials in a bid to reverse a decision by British Airways to cease flights to the Gulf state. The UK’s flag carrier announced earlier this month that it would be stopping direct flights to Bahrain and Kuwait as a result of supply chain pressures, which it is said […] November 15, 2024
Exclusive Aviation Royal Jordanian losses mount due to conflict Royal Jordanian is likely to record a loss of $11 million for the second year running, due to a sharp drop in passengers because of the Middle East conflict. The airline was expected last year to report its first profits since the Covid pandemic, and boasted a $15 million surplus in the first nine months […] November 15, 2024
Analysis Aviation Dnata is 65, but its globetrotting is just getting started Dnata began life 65 years ago as a small travel agency in Dubai. Today it is the airport services arm of Emirates Group, operating in over 30 countries and planning to expand to even more. This month, it signed ground handling contracts with Royal Jordanian Airlines at John F Kennedy airport in New York and […] September 24, 2024
Opinion Aviation Gulf aviation’s ambitious wishes for the year ahead There should be an award for the airline that gets the newest aircraft closest to planned delivery dates January 12, 2024
Opinion Tourism Tourism is understandably down, but now is the time to visit Jordan Barring an escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict, it feels safe to visit November 21, 2023
Dubai Airshow Aviation Emirates reaches deal with Airbus for 15 new aircraft Emirates Airline appears to have reached a compromise with French plane manufacturer Airbus over the latter’s Rolls-Royce engines after the Dubai-based carrier announced an order of 15 Trent XWB-84 powered A350-900 aircraft. The $6 billion deal was revealed at Dubai Airshow just days after both Emirates president Tim Clark and chairman and chief executive Sheikh […] November 16, 2023
Dubai Airshow Aviation EgyptAir needs 34 more aircraft to meet demand EgyptAir will need to increase its fleet size by more than a third to cope with demand, the airline’s group chairman and CEO, Yehia Zakaria, said at the Dubai Airshow on Monday. Zakaria was speaking as the state-owned carrier announced a lease agreement with the US-based Air Lease Corporation covering 18 Boeing 737-8s. Deliveries of […] November 14, 2023
Opinion Aviation Gulf Air is battling for Bahrain’s skies Can another strategic turn really be successful? October 24, 2023
Opinion Aviation Airline alliances? Emirates forges its own flight path Bilateral agreements can be easier to manage and more tightly targeted May 25, 2023
