22nd February 2012
The non-MEB3s – how Gulf Air, Oman Air and Royal Jordanian are developing their networks
With growth at Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways showing no signs of slowing, how have the national carriers of Bahrain, Oman and Jordan responded in recent years? What has been the focus of their network growth? Which routes will they be dropping in 2012? And just how much bigger are the MEB3 carriers in terms of airports served, weekly flights, weekly seats and weekly ASKs?
Having placed an order for over 50 737-800s last year, flydubai is now up and running. Which are its first destinations and what competition will it face? What sort of utilisation will be required from the fleet? 
Royal Jordanian may be based in the centre of a fairly volatile region but its traffic is growing at 20% per annum. Its fleet of Airbus and Embraer will (one-day) be complemented by 787 Dreamliners. A new route to Kiev begins next week. 