Jordan Aviation

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Jordan Aviation
IATA
R5		 ICAO
JAV		 Callsign
JORDAN AVIATION
Founded 2000
Hubs Aqaba Airport
Fleet size 8
Destinations 7
Headquarters Amman, Jordan
Key people Moh'd Al-Khashman
Website: http://www.jordanaviation.jo

Jordan Aviation is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates scheduled and worldwide charter services flights, mainly to the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. It also provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity. Its main bases are Marka Airport, Amman and Aqaba Airport.[1] It's also an important provider of air transportation for UN peacekeeping forces. Jordan Aviation is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.[citation needed]

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 2000 and started operations in October 2000. It launched services from Amman as the first privately owned charter airline in Jordan. Scheduled services from Aqaba to the Gulf region and North Africa started in June 2006. Jordan Aviation is owned by Mohamed Al-Khashman (General Manager and Chief Executive) and Hazem Alrasekh, and has 410 employees (at March 2007).[1]

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Africa

[edit] Asia

[edit] Southwest Asia

[edit] Fleet

The Jordan Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2006:[2]

Jordan Aviation Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
Airbus A310-200 2 234
Airbus A310-300 1 240
Boeing 737-200C 1 148
Boeing 737-300 2 128
Boeing 727-200 1 161
[[Gulfstream] 1 6

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 98. 
  2. ^ Jordan Aviation Corporate Fleet Information

[edit] External links

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