Royal Jordanian plans to begin using its fleet of Embraer E-195s to serve Iraq as it looks to further expand its market-leading presence in the war-torn country.

Chief executive Samer Majali says wet-leased Fokker 28s will be replaced with E-195s within the next few months on services to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq.

Royal Jordanian has been using South African-registered wet-leased Fokker 28s on all its Iraq services for the last three years because they have lower hull values than its own fleet of Airbus narrowbodies and Embraer regional jets. “Insurance wa

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