Aka ' jor - class shuttle The " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle was a shuttle model designed and built by the Mandalorian starship company , MandalMotors . The shuttle was lauded for the efficiency of its engines and the smooth acceleration they provided , contributing to its popularity . Just under eighteen meters in length , the " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle was constructed without weapons , but was easily modified with additional armament by customers interested in owning an assault craft rather than a peaceful transport . Though the transport found numerous buyers throughout the galaxy , the " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle found significant use among the pacifistic New Mandalorian faction . The New Mandalorians ' leader , Duchess Satine Kryze , made use of an " Akajor " shuttle to transport herself and the visiting Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi from the New Mandalorians ' capital city of Sundari , to Mandalore ' s moon , Concordia . A member of the New Mandalorian police later utilized an " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle while spying on the renegade Mandalorians group known as the Death Watch , at their secret base on Concordia . Characteristics . The " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle was 17 . 97 meters in length . Manufactured by the Mandalorian starship corporation , MandalMotors , the shuttle featured twin rotating wings that were held in a horizontal layout while flying , but swung into an upward configuration for landing . This feature was one shared by MandalMotors ' " Kom ' rk " - class fighter / transport , but unlike the " Kom ' rk " , the standard " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle was built without any manner of armament . However , the shuttle was receptive to custom modifications , and a number of MandalMotors customers transformed the shuttle into attack craft with aftermarket weaponry . Crewed by a sparse two individuals , including a pilot , from a forward - positioned cockpit the speedy vessel possessed two wing - mounted engines for propulsion , whose efficiency contributed to a praised smoothness of acceleration . At the shuttle ' s rear , an aft lift was responsible for the boarding of passengers and the loading of cargo . Role . The unarmed " Aka ' jor " was most prominently a shuttle , in line with its official MandalMotors designation . Capable of entering and exiting a planet ' s atmosphere , a number of " Aka ' jor " - class shuttles were used by the New Mandalorian faction for transport back and forth between Mandalore and Concordia , one of the Outer Rim world ' s two moons . Other customers elected to modify their " Aka ' jor " - class shuttles , adding non - standard weaponry to the vehicle , and transforming them into customized assault craft . History . Designed by MandalMotors — a prominent Mandalorian starship company and driving force behind the planet Mandalore ' s economy , headquartered in the planet ' s capital city of Keldabe — the " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle was put into production at a point in time prior to the start of the pan - galactic Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . A large number of MandalMotors clients purchased " Aka ' jor " - class shuttles , and the Mandalorian vessel soon gained a reputation for its efficient engines and smooth acceleration . Many of these buyers took to customizing their shuttles with aftermarket weaponry , forming modified attack craft from the standard unarmed vehicle . A number of standard , unarmed " Aka ' jor " - class shuttles entered into the possession of the pacifist Mandalorian faction calling themselves the New Mandalorians . Several could be found at the docks of the New Mandalorian domed capital , Sundari , in the year 21 BBY , the second year of the Clone Wars . That same year , when the Memorial Shrine at the heart of Sundari was bombed and the perpetrator took his own life , the New Mandalorians ' leader , Duchess Satine Kryze traveled with Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi — who was on Mandalore investigating rumors of Mandalorian terrorism — aboard an " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle to return the dead man ' s body to Mandalore ' s moon , Concordia , where he was from . There , Kryze and Kenobi discovered the hidden base of the Mandalorian splinter - group , Death Watch . Not long after , a member of the New Mandalorian police force used an " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle while scouting the Death Watch ' s base in the Concordian " beskar " mines . Piloting the " Aka ' jor " shuttle back to Sundari from Mandalore ' s moon , the scout reported his findings on the amassing Death Watch army to the New Mandalorian Prime Minister , Almec . Behind the scenes . The " Aka ' jor " - class shuttle first appeared in the television series ' episode , " The Mandalore Plot " , which originally aired January 29 , 2010 . It later appeared in the following episodes , " Duchess of Mandalore " , " Corruption " , and " The Academy " , all of which featured the New Mandalorians . Statistical information on the vehicle was later provided through the " " guide book , published in 2011 , which finally gave the shuttle its name . The name " Aka ' jor " appears to come from the Mandalorian language of " Mando ' a " , developed by author Karen Traviss , specifically the words " aka " , meaning " mission " , and " jorir " , meaning " carry " .