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DFW Airport adds new direct nonstop flight to modern-ancient Jordan

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There's a new international destination out of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): According to a release, the airport will launch nonstop service to Amman, Jordan, when Royal Jordanian begins nonstop flights from DFW to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM).

Royal Jordanian will operate year-round, four times weekly, starting in May 2026. The service will be operated aboard a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 270 seats — a fleet expansion that Royal Jordanian began adding in 2023.

The new route offers direct access to Amman, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a key cultural and economic center in the Middle East.

The service also provides connections to destinations across the Levant and beyond through Royal Jordanian’s growing regional network.

Royal Jordanian joins several partner airlines already operating at DFW as a member of the oneworld global airline alliance, including British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Fiji Airways, Qantas, and Qatar Airways.

For Royal Jordanian, this is their fifth direct route to the U.S., along with Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Washington DC; they're also adding direct flights to Los Angeles and Miami.

But Dallas is the only city that earns a nod: "Not our first rodeo but our first nonstop to Dallas," the airline quips on its Facebook page.

“Welcoming Royal Jordanian to DFW is another exciting step in growing our global network," said Chris McLaughlin, DFW’s Chief Executive Officer. "This new nonstop connection to Amman is a first for North Texas and will expand our reach into the Middle East and further grow DFW’s role as a key international gateway."

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DART receives $7 million federal grant for new low-emission buses

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has received a grant to update its fleet of buses. According to a release, the agency was awarded a $7.094 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to support the purchase of new buses as the agency phases out its fleet of older model vehicles.

The grant awarded to DART is one of 165 transit projects across the U.S. funded with more than $2 billion in federal grants.

In February, DART purchased 476 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses from Gillig, a California-based manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, to fulfill their goal to modernize their transit system over the next decade — particularly via new buses and light-rail vehicles to replace the oldest units in their aging fleet.

The phase-in of those new vehicles is expected to be executed through 2027.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses are a near-zero emission option, which was a key component in DART qualifying for the federal grant. Gillig has already delivered the first buses ahead of a Spring 2026 timeline — meaning that DART riders will get to start riding the upgraded buses on routes by the end of December 2025.

In a statement, DART President & CEO Nadine Lee says the timing is perfect.

“The timing of this grant couldn’t be better as we begin to receive early delivery of new, state-of-the-art vehicles from Gillig and as we move ahead with preparations to provide service to the massive crowds we expect next year with the FIFA World Cup," Lee says. "We are grateful to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, FTA Administrator Marcus Molinaro, and our entire congressional delegation for valuing their strong federal partnership with DART, recognizing the need to find additional funding to support transit programs in one of the fastest growing metro areas in the nation."

This new grant is in addition to $103 million initial federal grants, bringing the total federal support for DART’s purchase of new buses to more than $110 million – reducing the overall cost to DART and member cities.

U.S. Congressional delegates, representing communities across Texas, were instrumental in securing the funding for the grant. The purchase of 476 buses is one part of DART’s Transform, a $2.5 billion 10-year plan to modernize and upgrade the DART system.

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