Jordan Aviation
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. Jordan Aviation is an IATA member and an IOSA certificated airline. It is also a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization, the International Air Carrier Association and the Flight Safety Foundation.
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Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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Hubs | Queen Alia Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Parent company | Privately owned by Saudi SWICORP (25%) & Jordanian Businessmen (75%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Amman, Jordan | ||||||
Key people | Moh'd Al-Khashman | ||||||
Website | www.jordanaviation.jo |
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. 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.
Destinations
As of April 2018, Jordan Aviation operates to the following destinations:[1]
- Egypt
- Cairo - Cairo International Airport
- Sharm El Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Turkey
- Antalya - Antalya Airport Seasonal
- United Arab Emirates
- Dubai - Dubai International Airport Seasonal
- Ukraine
Fleet
The Jordan Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019:[3][4][5]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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F | C | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | — | — | 168 | 168 | |
Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | 12 | 42 | 183 | 237 | |
Boeing 737-300 | 3 | — | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | — | — | 168 | 168 | |
Boeing 767-200ER | 2 | — | — | 12 | 235 | 247 | |
Total | 11 | — |
Former Fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:[6]
- 1 further Boeing 737-400
- 1 further Boeing 767-200ER
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Liu, Jim (28 March 2018). "Jordan Aviation adds Kiev service from mid-March 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 18.
- "Our Fleet". jordanaviation.jo.
- "Jordan Aviation secures ETOPS clearance for A330". ch-aviation.com. 19 August 2019.
- "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 18.