The History of Royal Jordanian Airlines
1. Early Jordanian Carriers When Jordan attained its independence in 1946, it sought to amassing its identity by establishing its own airline, which took form in relation to January 1 of that year as Arab Airways. Inaugurating apportion support to to Beirut, it to the fore payment its wings to Baghdad and Cairo by August of 1947, and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) became its principle speculator. Evolving into Arab Airways Jerusalem, Limited, six years highly developed, it operated a fleet of twin-engine de Havilland Rapides from Jerusalem itself to Beirut and Cairo, but eventually late gathering Aden, Amman, Baghdad, and Jeddah. It was not the region's single-handedly carrier, however. Air Jordan, traditional in 1950 by H. E. Ismail Bilbeisi Fasha, had itself commenced bolster from Amman then than Airspeed Consuls, but a 1953 cash infusion by Trans Ocean Airlines, a non-scheduled carrier that operated charter and concord flights, enabled it to remodel its fleet when ...