Royal Jordanian preparing to receive first Boeing 787 in August

Royal Jordanian, the national carrier of Jordan, will be receiving four more B787s by the end of 2014; the other ordered aircraft will follow in the next few years, helping RJ reach new markets and fly to more cities around the world. 

RJ Head of Training and Standards/B787 programme manager, Captain Ghassan Obeidat said: “The airline is currently preparing to meet the necessary conditions and the technical requirements for the introduction of these new aircraft, which will constitute a qualitative leap in the services offered passengers on long-haul flights.” 

Captain Obeidat added that preparations for the arrival of the jets and the training of pilots to fly the 787 will start in May, adding that the one-month course will be held at the Boeing Campus in Gatwick, London. The training will cover around 80 pilots working on the airline’s current Airbus fleet. 

He pointed out that groups of engineers, mechanics and composite experts at RJ, in addition to a number of flight attendants, obtained the required training for the new 787 in Miami. The qualified employees will, in turn, train other staff members on the maintenance and inflight services of the new Dreamliners. 

The new Dreamliner will have a total seating capacity of 270 seats: 24 full flat seats on the Crown Class and 246 seats on the Economy Class. 

“These 787 airplanes are expected to gradually replace the current Airbus 340s and 330s, a step in line with RJ’s strategy of modernizing fleet, expanding routes and keeping up with the latest technology,” said Captain Obeidat.