Jordan has achieved independence in 1946, and it has its own airline, which on January 1 of this year, took shape in the Arabian Airlines has sought to enhance its identity by setting up. Beirut launches service to Baghdad in August 1947 and it has spread its wings to Cairo, and the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) became its investor principle.
Jerusalem Arab Airlines Co. Ltd. develops, six years later, Beirut and Cairo from Jerusalem itself a fleet of twin-engine De Havilland Rapides was functioning, but Aden, Amman, Baghdad, and added to the end of Jeddah. Although it was not the only carrier in the region.
Air Jordan, which was founded in 1950 by His Excellency Ismail Bilbeisi Fasha itself consuls flight from Oman with speed service began, but the ocean breeze throughout the infusion of cash in 1953, and non-carrier operating charter flights and contract scheduled, passenger Douglas DC-3S with 21 able to modernize its fleet. Kabul and Kandahar to Kuwait through the end tied in Oman.
It's now become a competitor associated demonstrates Al-Quds al-Arabi company equally acquired this type of aircraft.
Passengers competing for many of the same base, but in the Middle East face of competition from other airlines, Air Jordan and the Holy Land was elected to integrate the formation.
Initially, the two X-CV-240s leased from working across the Atlantic Ocean, he bought in 1960 DC 4, such as those of Rome center in Amman longer routes, was able to serve. The promise, offer, despite the larger engine quad largest aircraft, the fledgling airline next year September 1 to stop the operation when it was canceled was forced.
Only a month ago, the passage, the case was set in the back, air jordan, the personal interests (40 percent) was owned, and the Jordanian government (25 percent), and Middle East Airlines (25 percent); the latter of which is made of three leasing, staff and operate the turboprop Vickers V.700 Alvicontat aviation. Decision was equally brief.
2. The flag bearer
Country permanently, King Hussein of Jordan, who was a pilot in the international airline wants to establish itself, the Ali Ghandour, then asked the deputy head of Lebanon's international airline, the airline intends to develop plans for science , according to the King himself, to serve as ". .. the national carrier in the world and a bridge, which we have culture and civilization, business, technology, friendship, with the rest of the world to better understand the exchange to be our ambassadors of goodwill around. "
He named his eldest daughter, Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines and the resulting company was renamed. Its structure was completed in December 1963 8, a request for an additional one king-which can become airborne are released within a week.
Handley Paige Herald Royal Jordanian Air Force and two Douglas DC-7C, Oman 207s leased from the service opened in Beirut on December 15 linked to what can only be considered an impossible goal, Ghandour plane change in plans, and receive was able to Cairo and Kuwait next week, and DC-7, it should be able to serve another Jeddah.
At a later date for those pure aircraft piston engine, resulting in Sud Aviation SE.210-10R Caravelles, of which over Europe before the season July 29, 1965, plain and high speed type, and services was , mainly with the acquisition of Rome and Paris.
Anti-Social adversity and obstacles, but again faced an enemy. Two years later, in June, in Israel and Jerusalem immediately in control of the country pulled the plug on two of the most important resources - the company for tourism and agriculture, which resulted in lower load factors of aircraft demand for new services Less.
It was during the recent crisis is that Jordan himself only a third of the resource, with determination and sincerity did not Alia had found remains high. Later, a government that gave him the necessary financial support to buy.
Having navigated the latest turmoil with great success, he is entered in 1970 to get the first long-distance jet, and on January 19 next year, got the first two Boeing 707-320Cs, Karachi and route expansion, particularly pleased Middle , Madrid, Casablanca, Copenhagen and in the west.
United, though brief, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan from Karachi to East Africa service was run.
The first of the Boeing 707 was gained. Two 720Bs, for example, in 1972, the medium-term, low-density areas, received three tri-727-200 medium range operations to reduce the purchase of advanced aircraft. Equipped fleet more flexible and economical, and it was able to expand in the region and the European continent.
Enter bought era, December 15, 1976, and in July of the following year via trans-Atlantic Vienna or Amsterdam, New York and Houston Amman to launch the service on the first of two Boeing 747-200B Alia received first Arab airline to do so. It bought two became the first to run.
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