Editing Royal Jordanian (section)

=== 2000 and beyond, and privatization ===
In 2000, the U.S. [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) renewed the airline's maintenance and engineering department's license. The duty-free shop was among the services to be privatised. A holding company, RJI, wholly owned by the government, was incorporated as a public limited company in February 2001 to hold all the airlines and associated investments. The airline's name was changed on 5 February 2001 to ''Alia – The Royal Jordanian Airlines Company'', although travellers still use the popular name of Royal Jordanian.

The [[flag carrier]]'s subsidiary [[Royal Wings]] operated an [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-212]] aircraft on both scheduled and charter services to destinations in Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel.

On 20 December 2006, Royal Jordanian announced that they would replace two [[Airbus A321]]s with two new units, and order four new [[Airbus A319]]s to enter service in early 2008.

In April 2007, Royal Jordanian became part of [[Oneworld]], thus becoming the first Arab airline to join such a global [[airline alliance]]. The following month, the airline announced an order for a total of 10 [[Boeing 787]]s, for service entry in 2010. This is the first order Royal Jordanian has placed with [[Boeing]].<ref name="AME-787s">Golden, Lara Lynn (20 May 2007). Press release [http://www.ameinfo.com/120713.html Royal Jordanian negotiating for 12 787s through direct purchase and lease contracts] [[AMEInfo]]</ref>

[[File:Royal Jordanian Airbus A319 Oneworld livery KvW.jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A319]] in [[oneworld]] livery]]

Montreal was re-added to the network on 25 May 2007, after the route was cancelled in 1997. Also during May, Royal Jordanian was the sponsor of the [[World Economic Forum]], which was held at the [[Dead Sea]], Jordan.

On 11 July 2007, Royal Jordanian celebrated thirty years of non-stop service between Amman and New York City, making it the longest-serving Arab airline to this gateway to the U.S. RJ won the "Airline Strategy Award" in the technology category at the sixth annual Airline Strategy Awards on 16 July 2007. On 23 July, RJ saw the introduction of cargo flights, Damascus being the first destination served from Amman, using a [[Boeing 737]].

Royal Jordanian made its first flight to [[Budapest]], on 28 July, using an [[Embraer E195]]. In October, RJ announced the switch of two Embraer E195 jets of its original order to two Embraer E175 jets. Royal Jordanian opened a new lounge at [[King Hussein International Airport]] in [[Aqaba]].

RJ will be the first Middle East airline to provide its passengers with OnAir's in-flight Internet and mobile phone services, including e-mail, SMS and voice calls.<ref>[http://www.onair.aero/ Home | OnAir]. Onair.aero. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.</ref> Royal Jordanian has upgraded its three Airbus A310s at a cost of over 10 million [[Jordanian dinar]]s (JOD).

Royal Jordanian was privatized at the end of 2007, resulting in 71% of its assets being sold. The market capitalization of the company stands at 260 million JOD, and share-trading commenced on 17 December 2007.

On 24 December 2007, Royal Jordanian confirmed [[Baku]] as one of its new destinations for 2008, using an Embraer E195 twice weekly from Amman. In early 2008, however, RJ officials decided against the new route, citing that high fuel prices and a new market were a risk too large to take at that time. Royal Jordanian plans to operate the Amman-Baku route in late 2009 or early 2010. On 22 January 2008, RJ launched flights to [[Hong Kong]] via Bangkok, with three flights/week during winter, and five flights/week during summer, making it the airline's first route to China.<ref name="AME-HK">Manibo, Medilyn (22 January 2008). Press release [http://www.ameinfo.com/144431.html RJ starts operating flights between Amman and Hong Kong today] AMEInfo</ref>

The [[Airbus A319]] entered service on 13 March 2008, making RJ the first Middle East airline to operate three aircraft of the [[Airbus A320 family]].<ref>[http://www.rj.com/tabid/59/locale/en-US/default.aspx?itemid=113] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218160052/http://www.rj.com/tabid/59/locale/en-US/default.aspx?itemid=113|date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> On 17 August 2008, Royal Jordanian opened a new route to [[Kyiv]], using Embraer E195 jets for this twice-weekly service. On 24 August 2008, Royal Jordanian opened its new lounge at [[Queen Alia International Airport]] Amman, replacing the "Petra" and "Jerash" lounges. The new lounge is located on the second floor of the South Terminal and is the second-largest airport lounge in the Middle East, being able to handle over 340 passengers.<ref>[http://www.rj.com/PlanBook/PressReleases/tabid/59/Default.aspx?itemID=144] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218160153/http://www.rj.com/PlanBook/PressReleases/tabid/59/Default.aspx?itemID=144|date=February 18, 2012}}</ref>

The airline recorded an 18% increase in passenger numbers in July 2008. With the airline transporting 278,000 passengers, the seat factor grew by 5% in that month to reach 81%.<ref name="AME-18%">{{cite web |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/167140.html |title=RJ reports 18% increase in passenger numbers last month &#124; Royal Jordanian &#124; AMEinfo.com |access-date=2018-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801121452/http://www.ameinfo.com/167140.html |archive-date=2013-08-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As part of Royal Jordanian's commitment to its airline alliance Oneworld, an announcement was made at the alliance's 10th birthday celebrations on 3 February 2009 that RJ would paint its new A319 (due for delivery in late March) in a scheme that would be based around the Oneworld name and logo. This is the first special colour scheme Royal Jordanian will have used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16589 |title=oneworld news |website=www.oneworld.com}}</ref>

Royal Jordanian resumed service to [[Brussels]] on 1 April 2009, six years after the route was discontinued by the airline, flying twice weekly from Amman with the airline planning to add a further two flights per week later in 2009.

On 28 March 2010, Royal Jordanian inaugurated regular direct flights to [[Medina|Madinah Munawwarah]], Saudi Arabia, with four weekly flights. On the 23 March, Royal Jordanian confirmed that it had ordered two A330-200s and one Embraer E175. Royal Jordanian recommenced operations to Malaysia's capital [[Kuala Lumpur]] on June 2, 2010, after it had suspended this route in 2004. Aircraft used on this route is the new Airbus A330-200 and later switched to Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

In May 2011, Royal Jordanian announced that they will retire the [[Airbus A310]] aircraft in December 2011, and January 2012. Royal Jordanian uses an Airbus A330 and an Airbus A321 for non-stop flights to London (Heathrow Terminal 3).
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In June 2014, Royal Jordanian announced that it had suspended services to [[Mosul]] in [[Iraq|northern Iraq]] due to the capture of the airport by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]].

The first of Royal Jordanian's [[Boeing 787]]s (267-seat, two-class configuration) entered service in September 2014, initially linking Amman with [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>''[[Airliner World]]'' March 2014 page 15</ref> The 787 Dreamliner is Royal Jordanian's first Boeing aircraft since the 707s and 747s, and replaced the Airbus A340-200s which had reached the end of their lives. The Dreamliners have replaced the Airbus A330-200s as leases on those aircraft have expired. The Dreamliners are generally used on Royal Jordanian's Far East destinations, to London and North America.

In May 2017, Royal Jordanian announced the appointment of [[Stefan Pichler]], the ex-CEO of Air Berlin, Fiji Airways, Jazeera Airways, Virgin Australia and Thomas Cook as the new president and CEO.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/rj-appoints-veteran-executive-ceo |title=RJ appoints veteran executive as CEO |date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
Pichler developed a turnaround plan which helped moving Royal Jordanian back into profitability by the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/royal-jordanian-returns-to-profitability |title=AACO – Royal Jordanian returns to profitability}}</ref> In this context, the airline cancelled the order of the 8th Dreamliner and also withdrew the A330F from its Cargo fleet for similar reasons. The CEO also stated that the strategy of Royal Jordanian would lead to a single type narrow-body fleet, not mentioning whether it will be Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, or Embraer. In September 2020, Pichler resigned from his duties which were taken over by Chairman Saeed Samih Darwazah.<ref name="newceo"/>

On 17 January 2025, the airline announced the re-introduction of direct flights between [[Amman]] and [[Damascus]] commencing 31 January 2025, following a hiatus of 13 years. The service will operate four weekly flights with daily flights to begin in April 2025. Royal Jordanian join [[Qatar Airways]] and [[Turkish Airlines]] to resume flight operations to [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Jordanian Airlines resumes route between Amman and Damascus {{!}} Times Aerospace |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/route-planning-and-tourism/royal-jordanian-airlines-resumes-route-between-amman-and-damascus# |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.timesaerospace.aero}}</ref>