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Jordan Aviation

IATA ICAO Call sign R5 JAV JORDAN AVIATION
Founded	1998; 28 years ago (1998)
Hubs	Queen Alia International Airport
Fleet size	7
Destinations	13
Parent company	Privately owned by Saudi SWICORP (25%) & Jordanian Businessmen (75%)
Headquarters	Amman, Jordan
Key people	Moh'd Al-Khashman
Website	www.jordanaviation.jo

Jordan Aviation (PSC) is a low cost carrier airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates worldwide charter flights, provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity and is also an important provider of air transportation for UN peacekeeping forces. Its main base is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI), Amman from where it operates its fleet of Wide Body and Narrow Body aircraft. In addition it has its own MRO which forms part of is Operations & Technical Centre opened in October 2010.^{[citation needed]}

The airline was established as a company in 1998 and gained its Air Operators Certificate in 2000 commencing operations in October of that year.^{[citation needed]} The airline started operations with a Boeing 737-400. It launched services from Amman as the first privately owned charter airline in Jordan. Jordan Aviation operates a varied route network with a worldwide AOC. UN Peacekeepers are carried extensively on the various aircraft in the Fleet and the company also is involved in "wet-leasing" aircraft to air carriers who need extra capacity.^{[citation needed]} Holiday Charter Flights are also operated from its bases in Amman.

Jordan Aviation is owned by Mohamed Al-Khashman (President & Chief Executive Officer) and Hazem Alrasekh, and has over 900 employees (as at June 2012). The company has grown considerably, as the fleet listing below shows. An Airbus A330-200 joined the fleet in March 2012 and this will be followed with additional aircraft planned to enter service in the next quarter – an Airbus A320-200 and a Boeing 737-300. Expansion into other market segments is in process.

Following the open sky territory agreement and relaxation of civil aviation regulation in Aqaba, Jordan. The airline shifted its operation to the King Hussein International Airport, the firm launched its inaugural flight from there in 2004. Between 2005 and 2007, Jordan Aviation operated scheduled charter flights from King Hussein International Airport to regional destinations including Kuwait City, Doha, Alexandria, Dubai, Cairo and Manama. Jordan Aviation was also recognized by King Abdullah II as one of the top ten initiatives benefiting the economy of Aqaba.^[1]

As of February 2021, Jordan Aviation operates to the following destinations:^[2]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Egypt	Cairo	Cairo International Airport		[3]
	Sharm El Sheikh	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport		[3]
Georgia	Batumi	Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport		[3]
	Tbilisi	Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport		[3]
Iraq	Baghdad	Baghdad International Airport	Terminated
Jordan	Amman	Queen Alia International Airport	Hub
Oman	Muscat	Muscat International Airport		[3]
Russia	Moscow	Moscow Domodedovo Airport		[3][4]
	Ufa	Mustai Karim Ufa International Airport	Seasonal charter	[5]
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	King Abdulaziz International Airport		[3]
Turkey	Antalya	Antalya International Airport		[3]
	Trabzon	Trabzon Airport		[3]
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai International Airport	Terminated
	Sharjah	Sharjah International Airport		[3]

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