Royal Jordanian Airlines has announced plans to introduce Wi-Fi throughout most of its fleet, which is an exciting development for the oneworld airline.
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Royal Jordanian’s plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi
Royal Jordanian plans to install Wi-Fi throughout its fleet, in partnership with Viasat. Specifically, the agreement calls for more than 40 aircraft to be fitted with Viasat connectivity. You can expect this to be offered on newly delivered Embraer E190-E2s, Airbus A320neos, and Boeing 787-9s. On top of that, existing Boeing 787-8s will be retrofitted with inflight connectivity.
Viasat is known for offering some of the best inflight connectivity, and it’s also the service offered most commonly on American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
The airline is aggressively taking delivery of new aircraft in the coming years, and it sounds like all of those planes will come with Viasat Wi-Fi installed. The first plane to feature Viasat Wi-Fi will be an Embraer aircraft delivered in the coming weeks. However, it remains to be seen with what timeline the existing Boeing 787s will be reconfigured.
Here’s how Royal Jordanian CEO Samer Majali describes this development:
“We are committed to providing our passengers with a superior in-flight experience. By introducing high-speed streaming Wi-Fi on our new fleets, and even installing it on some aircraft of our existing fleet, we are enabling state-of-the-art connectivity while in-flight, and providing passengers with an enhanced and curated entertainment experience. We are looking forward to introducing the first Wi-Fi on board our E2 Embraer Jets arriving by the end of this month.”
It’s nice to see Royal Jordanian modernizing & improving
I’m delighted to see Royal Jordanian finally introducing Wi-Fi, as that seems long overdue. I’m also happy to see Royal Jordanian using a provider like Viasat, known for offering quality connectivity.
This development follows Royal Jordanian’s massive fleet modernization project, whereby the airline is refreshing a majority of its fleet. Existing previous generation Embraer jets are being replaced by Embraer E190-E2s, existing Airbus A319s, A320s, and A321, are being replaced by Airbus A320neos, and existing Boeing 787-8s are being complemented by Boeing 787-9s.
Historically, Royal Jordanian’s product really hasn’t been very competitive, especially given competition in the region. Admittedly Jordan has different geography than countries like the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, etc., but still, the airline largely caters to similar customers.
I’m looking forward to seeing how Royal Jordanian develops, and in particular what the airline does with Airbus A320neo and Boeing 787 premium cabin hard products.
Bottom line
Royal Jordanian will be introducing inflight Wi-Fi, in partnership with Viasat. The airline will be introducing this service not only on newly delivered aircraft, but also on existing Boeing 787s. The company is clearly serious about modernizing and improving, and I’m looking forward to seeing how this project evolves.
What do you make of Royal Jordanian introducing Wi-Fi?
I’m en route to SYD on AA and the Panasonic 2 hr wifi pass was well worth $29.
Surprised, why does Royal Jordanian NEED almost 50 planes?
To fly people from A to B (usually via C).