Royal Jordanian completed its plan of renewing medium-range aircraft when a new Airbus A320 joined its fleet on November 21. The aircraft is named after the northern Jordanian city of Irbid.
At the beginning of 2011, RJ launched its fleet modernization program for its medium- and short-haul fleet of A320 family, a deal that was sealed with the Dublin-based lessor, AWAS. The program included replacing five operating A320s and A321s with five new ones of the same models, and introducing two additional A320s to further increase seat capacity.
The airline’s medium-range fleet now counts 15 aircraft of the A320 family: four A321s, seven A320s and four A319s.
RJ is now preparing to introduce Boeing 787s (Dreamliners) that will operate on the long-haul network. The first batch is expected to join RJ as of 2014. The planes will gradually join the fleet in the course of four years, to replace the currently operating A340s and A330s.
