Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) announced it took delivery of an Airbus A321 aircraft powered by  International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 engines marking the third to be introduced this year. The A321 will serve on the medium-haul routes of the Royal Jordanian Airline's network. The seating configuration is 162 passengers, with 20 business and 142 economy class.

According to Royal Jordanian this is part of the airline's modernization drive to replace six of A320s and A321s with seven new models of the same type. During the year 2011 and 2012 , Royal Jordanian took delivery of four A320 and two A321 aircraft, while the remaining aircraft is scheduled delivery in  November of 2012, concluding the airline's medium-range fleet modernization. 

Abdelrahman El-Khatib, Royal Jordanian interim chief executive officer said, the replacement aims at upgrading the level of onboard services and maintaining a modern fleet. In addition to superb services, the airline saves time and money by having a young fleet.

El-Khatib added that these new airliners were introduced at this stage to meet the growing demand on travel aboard RJ, particularly that a large number of RJ passengers tend to spend their summer vacations in some close by countries.

Adding  RJ is now preparing for the introduction of 11 Boeing 787s that will be run on the long-haul network. The first batch is expected to join RJ as of 2014; the planes will gradually join the fleet until 2017, to replace the currently operating A330s and A340s.