The Royal Jordanian board of directors have chosen Captain Suleiman Obeidat, a board member, as the interim president/CEO of the airline effective October 27, 2015 for a transitional period of three months. The board meeting accepted the resignation of Captain Haitham Misto from the post of president/CEO. Captain Obeidat has considerable experience as a pilot and in aviation management.

He was the chief commissioner of the Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission between 2007 and 2010.