Jambojet
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Founded | 13 September 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 April 2014 | ||||||
CEO)[3] | |||||||
Total equity | KSh.100,000/= | ||||||
Employees | 213 (2019)[4] | ||||||
Website | www |
Jambojet Limited is a Kenyan
History
Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as
Operations commenced on 1 April 2014.[8] The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority authorised the airline to fly to Burundi, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mayotte, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[9]
Corporate affairs
Ownership
The airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways. Its equity consists of 5,000 shares each with a nominal value of KSh 20/=.[10]
Business trends
Jambojet's performance and financial figures are fully incorporated within the Kenya Airways Group report and accounts.
Available figures for Jambojet are shown below - until March 2017, accounting dates were for the year ending 31 March; this changed to year ending 31 December from 2017, to align with accounting dates for the parent company. (Note also: Jambojet commenced operations in April 2014; therefore start-up costs, but no income, arose in the financial year to March 2014.)
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Mar 2017 (12m) |
Dec 2017 (9m) |
2018 | |
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Turnover (KSh. billion/=) | 0 | 2.61 | 3.44 | 3.75 | 2.64 | 4.99 |
Profit (EBT) (KSh. million/=) | −118 | −287 | 126 | −25 | −101 | 77 |
Number of employees | n/a | 29 | 35 | 54 | 85 | |
Number of passengers (millions) | 0 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.43 | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 0 | 92 | ||||
Number of aircraft (at year end) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Notes/sources | [11] | [12][13] | [14] | [15] | [16][17] | [18] |
Destinations
As of January 2024[update], Jambojet flies to seven airports within Kenya as well as one international destination.[19] Jambojet suspended operations into Entebbe and Kigali in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] Jambojet is currently the largest domestic carrier in Kenya,[21] carrying over 1 million passengers in 2022[2] and projecting to carry at least 1.2 million passengers in 2023.[22]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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DR Congo | Goma | Goma International Airport | [23] | |
Kenya | Eldoret | Eldoret International Airport | [24] | |
Kisumu | Kisumu International Airport | [24] | ||
Lamu | Manda Airport | [23] | ||
Malindi | Malindi Airport | [25] | ||
Mombasa | Moi International Airport | Secondary hub | [2] | |
Nairobi | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Primary hub | [8] | |
Ukunda | Ukunda Airport | [25] | ||
Rwanda | Kigali | Kigali International Airport | Suspended | [20] |
Somalia | Mogadishu | Aden Adde International Airport | Terminated | [26] |
Tanzania | Zanzibar City | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | Begins 1 July 2024 | [27] |
Uganda | Entebbe | Entebbe International Airport | Suspended | [20] |
Fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2024[update], Jambojet operates the following aircraft:[28]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Bombardier Dash 8-Q400
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8 | — | 78 | [29][30][31][22] | |
82 | |||||
Total | 8 | — |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Jambojet_B737-300_5Y-KQA.jpg/220px-Jambojet_B737-300_5Y-KQA.jpg)
Historical fleet
The company has previously operated the following aircraft:[32]
- Boeing 737-300
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jambojet". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Jambojet flies over 1 million passengers in 2022, offers 1,000 tickets at Ksh 1,000". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Bonface Otieno (27 April 2020). "Jambojet appoints finance chief Karanja Ndegwa as interim MD". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "JamboJet Overview". www.linkedin.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Blachly, Linda (12 September 2013). "Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary". Air Transport World. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "KQ picks CEO for low-cost subsidiary". Business Daily Africa. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ MAINA, WANGUI (17 February 2014). "KQ set to launch Sh3,000 fare carrier in April". Business Daily Africa. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ a b Moores, Victoria (4 April 2014). "Kenya Airways' low-cost arm Jambojet launches operations". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
- Flightglobal. London. Archived from the originalon 23 March 2014.
- ^ "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways. 2013. p. 97. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
- ^ "Jambojet records satisfactory results since launch". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
- ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
- ^ "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
- ^ "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
- ^ "Jambojet losses deepen on delayed delivery of planes". Standard Digital. 2 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Jambojet destinations". 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "COVID-19 Update 2". 16 March 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Jambojet Attains 54% Domestic Air Market Share as they Mark World Tourism Day". 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Jambojet Takes Flight with a New Dash 8-400 Aircraft, Catering to the growing demand in Air Travel". 2 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Jambojet announces plans to begin operations to Goma and Llamu". 4 August 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Jambojet readies to start direct flights from Mombasa to Eldoret and Kisumu". 31 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Low-cost carrier Jambojet diversifies into cargo operations with their De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400 aircraft". 9 February 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Jambojet starts selling flight tickets to Kigali and Mogadishu". 28 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "JamboJet schedules Mombasa - Zanzibar July 2024 launch". AeroRoutes. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Jambojet Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Kenya's Jambojet to lease two Q400s from IFC". ch-aviation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Kenya's low cost carrier Jambo Jet acquires new aircraft". abcafricanews. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Kenya's Jambojet preps for 1Q18 int'l debut; to quit jet ops". ch-aviation.
- ^ "Jambojet Fleet Details and History".
External links
- Official website
- "Kenya Airways new budget subsidiary Jambojet to focus on stimulating demand in domestic market". Centre for Aviation. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014.