Royal Jordanian expands fleet
Contributors are not employed, compensated or governed by TD, opinions and statements are from the contributor directly
A new Airbus A321 joined the Royal Jordanian fleet. This is the third aircraft to be introduced this year and will serve the medium-haul routes of the Royal Jordanian network. The aircraft carries the name of the city of Madaba, southwest of the capital Amman.
The fleet addition is part of the modernization plan that RJ is undertaking to replace six of its A320s and A321s with seven new ones of the same type.
RJ CEO Abdelrahman El-Khatib said that the replacement aims at upgrading the level of onboard services and saves time and money with a young fleet. Further, RJ has selected the V2500 engines to reduce fuel consumption and ensure operating efficiency. The airline is also now preparing for introduction of 11 Boeing 787s that will be run on the long-haul network. The first batch is expected to join as of 2014; the planes will gradually join the fleet until 2017, to replace the currently operating A330s and A340s.