Royal Falcon
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Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | August 2016 | ||||||
Hubs | Queen Alia International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
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Key people | nabil ababneh (President/CEO) | ||||||
Website | http://www.royalfalcon.com.jo/ |
Royal Falcon Airlines (Arabic: الصقر الملكي للطيران) was a charter airline based in Amman, Jordan.
History[]
Royal Falcon Airlines was set up in 2007. The operation was launched on a non-scheduled basis. In 2009, the airline became the second scheduled air carrier. The airline is a sister company to Jordan International Air Cargo (JIAC) which was established in 2005.
The company had its license suspended by the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission in August 2016.[1]
Destinations[]
Royal Falcon operated the following services (As of December 2013):
- Erbil - Erbil International Airport
- Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport
- Mosul - Mosul International Airport
Fleet[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/JY-RFF_B737-400_Royal_Falcon_%285927788466%29.jpg/220px-JY-RFF_B737-400_Royal_Falcon_%285927788466%29.jpg)
Royal Falcon Boeing 737-400
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/N595MS_A319_Royal_Falcon_-_Flickr_-_D464-Darren_Hall.jpg/220px-N595MS_A319_Royal_Falcon_-_Flickr_-_D464-Darren_Hall.jpg)
Royal Falcon Airbus A319
The Royal Falcon fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[2]
Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Passengers |
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Airbus A320-214 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 0 | 158 |
References[]
- ^ Royal Falcon Suspension
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016". Airliner World (October 2016): 18.
External links[]
Categories:
- Defunct airlines of Jordan
- Airlines established in 2007
- Airlines disestablished in 2016
- Organisations based in Jordan with royal patronage
- 2016 disestablishments in Jordan
- Jordanian companies established in 2007
- Asian airline stubs
- Asia transport stubs
- Jordan stubs