Aircraft washing is probably the most common source of potential pollution or contamination of ground water, yet it is rarely addressed as such. The procedure usually consist of spraying the entire aircraft with cleaning agents, scrubbing to loosen dirt, oil film and exhaust by-products, and then rinsing with large quantities of water to remove the emulsified residue.
Where does all of that dirty contamination water go? Often it runs off the ramp directly into the surrounding soil. In this situation, the contaminated water can soak into the soil and eventually find its way into the ground water supply which feeds drinking water wells in surrounding communities. In other cases, it may drain into a storm sewer system or the nearest pond or stream. RJ is approaching Jordan Authorities to provide its Maintenance at the (QAIA) Queen Alia International Airport with an adequate infrastructure facility to collect the water used for washing aircraft and reuse it after being sent to the water-waste treatment and mandating the water quality.

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Paint and coatings are used mainly to preserve and extend the life of products such as metal bridges, automobiles and aircraft. If not well protected; paint and coating would need to be replaced more frequently which will have adverse environmental impacts. Almost every five years, aircraft necessitates repainting. A large quantity of paint remover is needed to remove the old painting before applying the new one. RJ’s ambition is to obtain the means, in cooperation with the QAIA Authorities, to collect all paint-remover waste on plastic sheets and to chemically process it so that it can be safely discarded. However, RJ is considering the option of operating its future aircraft Fleet with no-paint or with partial paint. In other words, to retain the (treated) natural metal color. By doing so, many advantages are achieved such as: lighter aircraft weight which reflects on saving fuel, saving cost of paint and repaint, reducing maintenance efforts and ultimately saving the environment. 

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