Jordan Aviation


Jordan Aviation 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, 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.

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 and Hazem Alrasekh, and has over 900 employees. 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.

Destinations

As of February 2021, Jordan Aviation operates to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
CairoCairo International Airport
Sharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh International Airport
BatumiAlexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport
TbilisiShota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport
BaghdadBaghdad International Airport
AmmanQueen Alia International Airport
Kuwait CityKuwait International Airport
MuscatMuscat International Airport
MoscowMoscow Domodedovo Airport
UfaMustai Karim Ufa International Airport
JeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport
AntalyaAntalya International Airport
TrabzonTrabzon Airport
DubaiDubai International Airport
SharjahSharjah International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, Jordan Aviation operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

Jordan Aviation previously operated the following aircraft:
  • 1 Boeing 737-400