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Zawya
2 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Royal Jordanian unveils first Airbus A320neo, marks key fleet upgrade
AMMAN — Under the Royal Patronage of HRH Prince Feisal, Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ), in partnership with the Jordan Airports Company (JAC), hosted a reception on Sunday at Amman Civil Airport in Markah to celebrate the arrival of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft. The event, RJ said, marked a major milestone in the national carrier's fleet modernisation strategy and the reactivation of Amman Civil Airport as a secondary operational hub in the capital. The ceremony was attended by ministers, dignitaries, key industry figures, and media representatives. Prince Feisal's arrival coincided with the landing of the new aircraft, which flew in directly from the Airbus manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France. He later toured the aircraft alongside senior officials and guests. RJ Chairman of Board of Directors Said Darwazah and JAC Chairman Bassem Khalil Salem delivered remarks during the event, highlighting the aircraft's role in improving operational efficiency, reducing environmental impact, and elevating passenger experience. 'This milestone reflects more than a fleet expansion. It is the realisation of a vision for modernisation and leadership that began under the late King Hussein and continues under His Majesty King Abdullah,' Darwazah said. Darwazah also commended the reopening of Amman Civil Airport, describing it as a key step in enhancing Jordan's aviation readiness and supporting national goals in tourism and investment. He also said that the aircraft that arrived on Sunday was part of a plan to add 20 new A320neo jets and replace 20 older ones. He noted that 12 additional aircraft will join the fleet in the next two months. © Copyright The Jordan Times. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Jordan Times
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
King departs for Albania, Montenegro, United States
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday departed on visits to Albania, Montenegro, and the United States, according to a Royal Court statement. In the Albanian capital Tirana, His Majesty is slated to hold meetings with the Albanian president and prime minister. In the next stop, the King is due to meet with the president of Montenegro. In Washington, DC, His Majesty is scheduled to meet with US administration officials and a number of US Congress committees of the Senate and House. The King will also meet with CEOs and representatives of companies in Texas. HRH Prince Feisal was sworn in as Regent, in the presence of Cabinet members.
Washington Post
16-03-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Olympic presidential candidate Prince Feisal sees real-world politics playing a bigger role
GENEVA — The IOC presidential election on Thursday takes place in a political climate that seems a world away from the last contested Olympic leadership vote in 2013. 'There is a very different flavor between the two elections,' said Prince Feisal of Jordan, among three of the seven candidates on this ballot who was an IOC member and voted 11 ½ years ago.
Associated Press
16-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Olympic presidential candidate Prince Feisal sees real-world politics playing a bigger role
GENEVA (AP) — The IOC presidential election on Thursday takes place in a political climate that seems a world away from the last contested Olympic leadership vote in 2013. 'There is a very different flavor between the two elections,' said Prince Feisal of Jordan, among three of the seven candidates on this ballot who was an IOC member and voted 11 ½ years ago. 'It was more personality driven,' Prince Feisal told The Associated Press in an online interview from Amman, 'rather than necessarily global economics and politics driven that might have an impact this time. We don't want sports to be politicized but the reality is we are part of this global environment.' Real-world politics was present last time in Buenos Aires, when current candidates Juan Antonio Samaranch and Kirsty Coventry, a new member then, also were voters. So was Prince Feisal's sister Princess Haya, then president of equestrian's governing body. Then, in September 2013, Russia was the next Olympic host with the Sochi Winter Games opening less than four months later. Russia was then a more trusted IOC partner, before it tainted those games with a state-backed doping scheme and broke the United Nations-backed Olympic Truce for Sochi with the conflict in Ukraine. A big issue for Bach's successor is protecting the next Summer Games, opening in July 2028 in Los Angeles, when the United States is shaping up as an unpredictable partner for its long-term allies in the multilateral world order the IOC sees itself belonging to. Diplomatic challenges are normal in Jordan, led by Prince Feisal's elder brother King Abdullah II, who met with President Donald Trump at the White House last month. 'In Jordan, this is what we have been living in since even before I was born,' said the 61-year-old prince of a kingdom that shares borders with Syria, Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Saudi Arabia. The Palestinian Olympic body, which sent eight athletes to the Paris Summer Games last year, is one of 206 recognized national teams, plus the official refugees team. Asked if the Palestinian team will compete in LA, Prince Feisal said: 'I would hope and I would pray that they would be there as part of a long-term solution.' 'Can I guarantee it? No. Does it worry me? Yes. We have got to stand for peace. Sports can play that healing role and can bring people together. We have seen that at the Olympic Games.' The last gathering of the IOC election candidates before the election meeting, near the site of Ancient Olympia in Greece, was at a meeting of European officials in Frankfurt — just as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was at the White House. 'There was a lot of discussion about how that went and what the implications are,' Prince Feisal, an IOC executive board member since 2019, said of the impact felt in Frankfurt. The prince echoed Olympic leaders in stating his belief that President Trump wants the LA Olympics to be a success. 'I don't think he wants to miss that opportunity,' Prince Feisal said, acknowledging 'there are going to be issues. There are opinions we are going to have to take into consideration. But at the end of the day we have to do what is right. 'It is a question of convincing him of the values that we stand (for) should be values that he should uphold,' he said. 'And I think that is a possibility.' Will Prince Feisal be the IOC leader navigating the three-year lead-in to Los Angeles with the Trump administration? He suggested the voting Thursday could go to at least a fourth round. 'If it's not me, I'm fine with that,' he said. 'At least I have been part of this debate.'
