Aviation in Jordan - Airlines of Jordan, Airports in Jordan, Aviation Accidents and Incidents in Jordan, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Paperback)

Chapters: Airlines of Jordan, Airports in Jordan, Aviation Accidents and Incidents in Jordan, Royal Jordanian Air Force, Dawson's Field Hijackings, Queen Alia International Airport, King Hussein International Airport, Jordan Aviation, Amman Civil Airport, Royal Wings, Air Universal, Royal Jordanian Falcons, List of Airports in Jordan, Teebah Airlines, Royal Falcon, Meelad Air, Arab Wings, Sky Gate International Aviation, Jordan International Air Cargo, Transworld Aviation, Bourtuqalieh Air, Raya Jet. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 91. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport at Amman (AMM) Jordan. Royal Jordanian (RJ) is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and of Oneworld, the global airline alliance. RJ won the 'Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation' award for "Airline Turnaround of the Year 2006" on 9 November 2006. The airline operates over 500 flights per week, with at least 110 daily departures. In 2005 the company was able to buy its acronym and IATA code "RJ" as an Internet address, RJ.com. Royal Jordanian was voted "Airline of the Year 2007" by Air Finance Journal. The airline was established on 9 December 1963 and started operations on 15 December 1963 after a royal decree by the late King Hussein. It was named Alia (or Aalya) after King Hussein's first child, Princess Alia. It is a common misconception that the airline was named after the King's third wife, Queen Alya. The airline was founded with capital from private shareholders but the Jordanian government later took over the company. Alia, the Royal Jordanian Airline, started operations ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=105344