Royal Jordanian held its annual Commercial Affairs Conference recently.

Regional directors and area managers from all over the world attended the event.

Nasser Lozi, chairman of the RJ board of directors, and Amer Hadidi, RJ President/CEO, were also present.

The conference started with an open dialogue session about Royal Jordanian’s past and present.

Hadidi and other former RJ CEOs, including Nader Dahabi, Hussam Abu Ghazaleh and Samer Majali, took part in the session that discussed the most prominent achievements of the airline over the past five decades and the challenges it has been facing over the years.

At the meeting, which was chaired by Majdi Sabri, former vice-president of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the Middle East and North Africa region, participants reviewed the current status of the air transport industry in Jordan and the region, and the future of this industry.

The participants concurred that RJ is a remarkable national success story and must be built upon, that it should be given all the support that enables it to grow and continue its outstanding leading role from its very establishment, which is to link Jordan with the world, and be a main pillar of the national economy, in terms of the volume of its assets, revenues and expenses, as well as its qualified and competent human resources, many of which found employment in many Arab and international airlines.

The participants also tackled RJ’s march over the past 20 years, particularly the modernization of its fleet, the expansion of its route network, the restructuring of the company, which was privatized, its joining the oneworld global alliance, the introduction of up-to-date IT systems and the automated travel procedures.