Royal Jordanian Board of Directors approves resignation of RJ president and CEO Samer Majali

Chairman of RJ Board of Directors Engineer Nasser Lozi offered his gratitude to Majali on behalf of the members of the board and the RJ family. He also praised the huge and ongoing efforts that he exerted since occupying the presidency of the company in 2001 in order to develop RJ and put it on a par with the advanced airlines.

Lozi said that Majali enabled the airline to hold an eminent position in the air transport industry despite the challenges and difficult times that the industry has gone through in the past few years.

Lozi said that the board of directors and all staff members appreciate Majali's loyalty and devotion to Jordan and Royal Jordanian, in addition to his belief in developing the airline and boosting its position.

He said that Samer Majali contributed in the past years to implement His Majesty King Abdullah II vision to place Jordan as the gateway to the Middle East by modernizing the company's fleet, broadening its route network through its membership in the oneworld airline alliance as the first regional airline to be invited to join a global alliance, in addition to being the first national flag carrier to be privatized successfully.

Majali joined Royal Jordanian in 1979, holding a B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Design. He then obtained an M.Sc. Degree in Air Transport Management from the United Kingdom. He worked in several departments in the airline, such as Flight Operations, Planning, Information Technology, Passenger and In-flight Services and others, till he was appointed as President/CEO of RJ in 2001.