Royal Jordanian

[yazm1991]

The national airline of Jordan, is getting big, so this thread will keep those interested with new Royal Jordanian developments.

www.rj.com

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On January 22, 2008, Royal Jordanian made its first flight to Hong Kong from Amman via Bangkok.
With three flights weekly during winter, and five flights weekly during summer, making it the airline's first route to China.

Airbus A310, which is used on Hong Kong route


On April 1, 2008, Royal Jordanian opened a new route Baku, Azerbaijan.
With the airline using an Embraer 195 twice weekly from Amman.
The Embraer 195 has 100 seats (12 Crown Class, 88 Economy Class)

Embraer 195


The Airbus A319 entered service on 13 March 2008, with another three on order.
These new aircrafts will used on routes in the Gulf and India.

Royal Jordanian A319, before delivery


New Airbus A321-321, due for delivery of mid April, or early April.
They have another on order, but are phasing out two older A321-231.


In February 2008, RJ transported 22% more passengers than during the same month last year. The Royal Jordanian fleet transported 169,000 passengers in February 2008, and 140,000 passengers in the same month in 2007.
RJ President/CEO Samer Majali stressed the importance of this remarkable increase in February, a winter month that usually experiences a decline in the number of passengers, especially as it came after the Hajj and holiday season. He pointed out that the growth in the number of passengers flying with RJ became a characteristic for the entire year, not only during the summer, as witnessed earlier.

Majali attributed the great demand on travel to the overall improvement in air and ground services, the implementation of advanced IT systems in the fields of electronic ticketing, Internet booking and the self service check in at the airports. In addition, RJ's young and modern fleet of aircraft covers 55 direct destinations out of Amman and 700 destinations worldwide through the oneworld airline alliance of which RJ has been a member since April 1, 2007, the first Arab airline to join any of the three global airline alliances.

Departures and flying hours also witnessed an increase in February this year over last year. The airline operated 2,412 departures in February this year, marking an increase of 22%, and flying hours reached 7,147 in February, a 23% increase over February 2007. Transported freight also went up by the same rates.



Royal Jordanian, which operates 27 airliners, is continuing its fleet modernization program. On March 13 this year, the airline received its first Airbus A319 out of four which will join the fleet this year and the beginning of next year. Two Airbus A321s will be assimilated in the fleet in April and May this year, whereas an Airbus A321 was phased out last week.

http://www.ameinfo.com/151141.html

More news as time progress...

[Aliya]

oh its a plane... i thought it was about the family. btw, i love prince hashem of jordan lol

[SupDudes]

Royal jordanian is one of the best airlines I have ever flown on.
When I was coming back from jordan a fight broke out on the plane and I was amazed by how well the plane crew handled it, and they still got us to new york on time.

[Jayme]

I would have thought they would have used there Airbus A340s to fly to a Hong Kong not a aged A310.

[yazm1991]

Originally Posted by Jayme

I would have thought they would have used there Airbus A340s to fly to a Hong Kong not a aged A310.

they are currently using A310, to see whether Hong Kong is a profitable route, and the CEO said they might consider flying a A340 later in 2008.

and even though A310 is aged, it has been installed with new cabin

[Jayme]

thats good, and smart.

the RJ site has improved alot, its very nice and tells you alot of infomation on what you need. and the Cabins look great, I hated those old red seats they had very ugly, Im glad there changing.

Do you ever think they will have flights to Australia some day ?

oh you should have post a link in the intro post to there website www.rj.com

[yazm1991]

Originally Posted by Jayme

thats good, and smart.

the RJ site has improved alot, its very nice and tells you alot of infomation on what you need. and the Cabins look great, I hated those old red seats they had very ugly, Im glad there changing.

Do you ever think they will have flights to Australia some day ?

oh you should have post a link in the intro post to there website www.rj.com

im living in perth and can only hope,that one day they will begin flying to any australian city.

maybe when they get there 787's

[Jayme]

If they do, It would be Sydney.....:S Emirates is the only arab airline that flies to Melbourne and Perth. If RJ did fly to Melbourne I would love to fly with them.

According to Wikipedia, RJ are going to get rid of there A340-200s when the 787s arrive.

[General-samkari]

Originally Posted by Jayme

If they do, It would be Sydney.....:S Emirates is the only arab airline that flies to Melbourne and Perth. If RJ did fly to Melbourne I would love to fly with them.

According to Wikipedia, RJ are going to get rid of there A340-200s when the 787s arrive.

hmmm, wikipedia ... usualy is not a good source, but any how lol..i did not know jordan was getting 787s... tht is cool

[Jayme]

I guess they are cool , I perfer the A350.

[yazm1991]

it has been confirmed many times that Royal Jordanian is getting rid of all A340 and A310, when the 787's arrive

[yazm1991]

Royal Jordanian up by $28.7m

Royal Jordanian (RJ) reported its 2007 net profit rose 22% or about $28.7m, cited Reuters. Passengers transported throughout the year also increased by 18% from 2.4 million passengers in 2006. RJ has sold 71% of the airline to an initial public last December. Its expansion plans include bringing into service 10 new A320, A321 and A319 planes by end of 2008.

http://www.ameinfo.com/151467.html

[yazm1991]

Royal Jordanian still flying high

Royal Jordanian used its recent general assembly to report glowing numbers for 2007 and express optimism for higher profits this year. The company also identified several factors that are driving its growth and explained how it will be addressing challenges that it faces down the road.

Successful IPO

The general assembly was the company's first since the Jordanian government sold 71% of the airline to international and local investors in an initial public offering in December 2007, raising $232m.

There was a great demand for the IPO from Jordanians, who now own 68% of the company's shares - that figure includes the 29% retained by the government, 10% owned by the Social Security Corporation and the 7.7% granted to RJ's employees. The remaining shares from that 68% are owned by Jordanian retail and institutional investors. The final 32% of the shares belong to Arab and foreign investors.

The carrier believes it was the most successful privatisation in Jordan's history, both in terms of performance efficiency and the results achieved in the interest of all parties. The IPO also marks the first time that an first Arab state carrier has been privatised.

Another major accomplishment for the carrier in 2007 was joining the Oneworld airline alliance alongside nine giant international airlines. The carrier thus became the first and only Arab airline to join any of the three global airline alliances, allowing it to broaden its network of 55 directly served destinations to 700 served by the alliance airlines. Its membership in the alliance also secured many other privileges for its passengers.

Costs, however, have become a concern for the carrier due to the increase in the price of oil, which skyrocketed during the past two years. In 2007, RJ's fuel bill was JD165m, compared to JD141m in 2006 and only JD67m in 2004. Now fuel cost represents over 33% of the total operating expense.

Samer Majali, deputy chairman and CEO of RJ, told Reuters that the company's main challenge in 2008 will be to offset the impact of higher fuel prices. He said the company will try to absorb the increase by making its operations more efficient and boosting its revenue by carrying more passengers, adding that the carrier has hedged an undisclosed percentage of its fuel needs this year.

http://www.ameinfo.com/152708.html

[yazm1991]

RJ receives new Airbus A321: Al Ramtha

http://jordantimes.com/?news=7201



Amman (JT) - At the end of last week, Royal Jordanian received a new Airbus A321, named after the city of Ramtha, in line with the company’s strategic plan of modernising and enlarging its fleet of aircraft serving the international and regional network, and improving services offered passengers.

Another new Airbus A321, Al Tafileh, will join the fleet on May 20 this year. These two aircraft are to replace two that will be phased out after their operating lease terminates in mid-May.

RJ already employs four Airbus A321s, named Al Karak, Al Salt, and Al Ramtha and the upcoming Al Tafileh, on the company’s routes in Europe, the Arab Gulf and the Indian subcontinent.

This twin-engine aircraft seats 168 passengers: 20 on crown class, with 46 inches of seat pitch, and 148 seats in economy. Moreover, the aircraft is equipped with audio-video on demand systems, available to all passengers.

An Airbus A319 (Al Mafraq) was introduced to the RJ fleet on March 13, the first of four in a series of this class of aircraft which will be assimilated at the end of this year and the beginning of the next.

The Royal Jordanian fleet currently has four Airbus A340s, five Airbus A310s, four Airbus A320s, three Airbus A321s, one Airbus A319 and five Embraer 195s. During this and the coming year, seven newly manufactured Airbus A321s, A319s and Embraer 175s will join the fleet. The airline will start receiving 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners at the end of 2010, as replacement aircraft for the long-haul Airbus A340s and A310s currently operative in the fleet.

The airline, member of the oneworld Airline Alliance, designated names of Jordanian cities on the new aircraft which joined the fleet in order to promote Jordan to the world.

[Omaro]

I'm impressed, for some reason I had the impression RJ wasn't making profits!

By the way, when is the new airport going to be completed?

[yazm1991]

Originally Posted by Omaro

I'm impressed, for some reason I had the impression RJ wasn't making profits!

By the way, when is the new airport going to be completed?

Royal Jordanian being making profits for the last four years now, and 2007 was the largest which is great news. And im not about the airport but maybe 2010 or 2011.

[Omaro]

Are there any other Arab or Middle Eastern airlines that are making profit nowadays? I know Emirates and Air Arabia are...

[yazm1991]

24% Passenger Increase March 2008

http://www.rj.com/FlightTools/PressR...spx?itemID=119

The number of passengers the airline transported last month increased by 24% in comparison to March 2007. RJ aircraft carried 199,000 passengers this March, against 160,000 in the period of comparison last year.
President/CEO Samer Majali said that the average seat factor went up from 69% to 73%, marking a 5% rise over the corresponding month in 2007. He also pointed out that the company achieved high growth rates for all operational indicators last month; the number of flights increased by 18%, flying hours by 20% and aircraft mileage by 21%. Additionally, freight went up by 14%.
Majali mentioned that the operational indicators of this year's first quarter show progress, in spite of the fact that airlines typically suffer from a downturn in demand for travel during this period, compared with the summer months when travel peaks.
Operationally, RJ aircraft transported around 550,000 passengers in the first three months of this year, marking an increase of 17% over the same period of last year. The seat factor rose from 66% to 68%. Growth also extended to the number of flights, flying hours and aircraft mileage, which rose to 17%. Transported cargo increased by 16% during that period.
Majali expressed satisfaction with the results achieved by the company, stressing the company’s distinct competitive edge regionally and globally, attributed to the improved services offered passengers, the modern aircraft recently introduced in the fleet and the IT systems that facilitate travel procedures. Moreover, RJ enjoys a broad route network served directly from Amman or through its membership in the oneworld airline alliance.
RJ employees have the capability and the potential to face the challenges posed by the spiraling rise in fuel prices and the airline constantly works on improving services, and increasing air freight revenues and the number of passengers, said Majali. The company also strives to control costs and strengthen its competitiveness in the air transport industry regionally and internationally.
In 2007, the number of passengers increased by 18% over 2006, and the company achieved JD20.4 million in net profits from JD543 million operational revenues.

[yazm1991]

RJ revenues up by 31% in the first quarter of this year

The operating revenues RJ achieved in the first quarter of this year went up by 31% over the same period last year.



President/CEO Samer Majali said that revenues during these three months increased from JD107m in 2007 to JD140m this year.

The growth reflects the surge in the number of passengers RJ transported during this period, reaching 17% more than last year, and the increase in the seat factor, from 66% to 68%.

Majali added that the final financial results demonstrate remarkable improvement; losses amounted to JD2,975,000, marking a 61% decline in losses as estimated in the budget for this period, and a 22% drop vis-à-vis last year's losses. RJ logged JD20.4m net profits last year.

Majali also expressed satisfaction with the improved financial indicators of the first quarter despite the losses that are usually compensated by the other months of the year, particularly the summer season.

Summer months register record numbers of passengers, and seat reservations for the months ahead show a big increase in the seat factor, due to the great demand to travel aboard Royal Jordanian to all regional and international destinations.

The airline's competitiveness is clearly acknowledged regionally and internationally, said Majali, pointing out that RJ has been introducing premium services to its passengers, new aircraft and IT systems meant to ease travel.

A major improvement is the extensive route network that RJ serves directly from Amman or indirectly though the oneworld airline alliance.

The CEO said that the airline is proceeding with the fleet modernization program that started two years ago.

It has already modernized the medium- and short-haul fleet; the long-haul fleet modernization program will be affected by the recent Boeing announcement that it delays delivery dates of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to different dates corresponding to the dates of purchase orders of the various international airlines.

He said that RJ placed an order in May last year for four Boeing 787s, and intends to take an additional eight Boeing 787s on lease from international leasing companies.

Majali added that the first B787 scheduled to join the fleet in 2010 will be delayed by one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half years as a result of Boeing's decision, considering that different airlines ordered 900 B787s.

He also stressed that RJ, Boeing and some leasing companies are negotiating to find alternative aircraft to serve the route network during the delay time and ensure that the company continues to implement its plans regarding fleet modernization.

[yazm1991]

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