Royal Jordanian, a leading Amman Jordan based airline, has announced that it has inked an agreement with Belgian air cargo firm MK Airlines with the aim to jointly develop air freight services through Jordan and the Levant region.

The sources close to the airline said that the two conglomerates aim to improve fleet utilization by complementing each other's route networks, air freight handling equipments and mutual expertise.

The sources further added that the companies will also be working towards feeding the capacity of RJ's Airbus A310s and MK Airlines' Boeing 747s and B767s, optimizing costs through joint utilization of each company's facilities, in particular for cargo handling.