Royal Jordanian Dreamliner delivery date pushed back

Royal Jordanian has said that it will receive the first group of Boeing 787 Dreamliners in October 2013 rather than at the beginning of 2011, as previously scheduled, the Jordan Times has reported. RJ's president and CEO, Hussein Dabbas said the delay had forced the carrier to modernise and upgrade four Airbus 340 aircraft at a cost of $12m, in addition to two chartered Airbus 330 that are planned to join its fleet to serve the growing number of flights to south-east Asian destinations and the Amman-London route. RJ's fleet currently comprises 29 aircraft, including 12 Airbus and seven Embraer aircraft, Dabbas noted.