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Royal Jordanian is the national carrier of Jordan. Its main base is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman. Royal Jordanian is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and will join the oneworld alliance at the turn of 2006 and 2007. The airline has been named Alia to honor the late Queen of Jordan.
Royal Jordanian was established in 1963 through a Royal Decree by His Majesty the late King Hussein. The airlines started operations on 15 December 1963 with a fleet of two Handley Page Dart Heralds and one Super DC-7. In 1966 Alia became a member of the IATA and started expanding its operations. In 1971 Royal Jordanian entered jet age when it acquired two Boeing 707 aircrafts. In 2001, Royal Jordanian was registered as a Public Shareholding Company with a capital of JD 40 million, and was re-christened as Alia, the Royal Jordanian Airline (Royal Jordanian), Public Shareholding Company.
Royal Jordanian Airline presently covers 51 destinations all over the world. In India, Royal Jordanian flies to Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Royal Jordanian has a modern fleet. Its fleet consists of 5 Airbus A310-300, 6 Airbus A320-200, 3 Airbus A321-200, 4 Airbus A340-200, 2 Bombardier Q400/ De Havilland Canada Dash 8, and 7 Embraer 195.