US embassy cable - 02AMMAN4841

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Identifier:	02AMMAN4841
Wikileaks:	View 02AMMAN4841 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Amman
Created:	2002-08-26 13:33:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags:	EAIR PTER JO
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS AMMAN 004841 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
ROME PASS TO CASLO KARL BROWN 
FAA WASHDC//ACS-30 FOR AUDREY JOHNSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR, PTER, JO 
SUBJECT: JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FLIGHT SCHOOLS 
 
REF: STATE 135717 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 
 
1.  (SBU) As per instructions reftel, the following are 
non-FAA approved flight schools in Jordan.  The information 
was provided to us by Civil Aviation Authority Director 
General Hanna Najjar: 
 
A) Name: Sun Air Aviation 
   Address: PO Box 811573 
            Amman, Jordan 
   Website: www.sun-aviation.com 
   Type of aircraft: Cessna 152 
   Number of students: 8 (2 aircraft) 
   Nationality of students: Jordanian (5), Sudanese (2), 
Swedish (1) 
 
(Note: Sun Air Aviation management told econoff it has a 
joint venture with Global Group Aviation of Glendale, 
Arizona.  End note) 
 
B) Name: Mideast Academy for Aviation, Maintenance, and 
Management 
   Address: PO Box 341951 
            Amman, Jordan 
   Website: www.mideastaviation.com 
   Type of aircraft: Archer III and Seminole (4 aircraft) 
   Number of students: 25 
   Nationality of students: Jordanian (12), Saudi (4), Syrian 
(3), Qatari (3), Kuwaiti (3), Lebanese (1), Libyan (1) 
 
(Note: Currently seeking partnership with a U.S. air academy 
or university.  End note) 
 
2.  (SBU) In addition, Najjar furnished the following 
information to us regarding an FAA-approved flight school: 
 
A) Name: Royal Jordanian Air Academy 
   Address: PO Box 340513 
            Amman, Jordan 
   Website: www.rja.net 
   Type of aircraft: Cherokee E-140 (3), Piper (4), Warrior 
11-161 (5), TB 20 (2), PA 34-200 T (2) 
   Number of students: 93 
   Nationality of students: Jordanian (25), Libyan (25), 
Saudi (23), Syrian (7), Palestinian (3), Sudanese (2), 
Egyptian (2), Kuwaiti (2), Yemeni (2), Tunisian (1), 
Indonesian (1) 
 
(Note: Subsidiary of Royal Jordanian Airlines currently up 
for sale.  End note) 
 
3.  (SBU) Najjar added that the Jordanian government does 
very thorough police and intelligence background and name 
checks for all flight academy students.  He said that no 
student can receive aviation training without government 
approval based on these checks. 
BERRY