Jambojet

Jambojet
IATA ICAO Callsign
JM[1] JMA[1] CHUI
Founded13 September 2013; 10 years ago (2013-09-13)
Commenced operations1 April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-01)
HubsJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Secondary hubsMoi International Airport[2]
Fleet size8
Destinations8
Parent companyKenya Airways
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Key people
Total equityKSh.100,000/=
Employees213 (2019)[4]
Websitewww.jambojet.com

Jambojet Limited is a Kenyan low-cost airline that started operations on 1 April 2014. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[5]

History

Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as CEO in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by Ayisi Makatiani.[6] Before his appointment, Hondius was general manager for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for Eastern Africa based in Nairobi since 2012. The airline aimed to directly employ 24 employees, hire 20 pilots from Kenya Airways, and source 30 crew members from third parties.[7]

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
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, 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
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, Jambojet operates the following aircraft:[28]

Jambojet fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 8 — 78 [29][30][31][22]
82
Total 8 —
A former Jambojet Boeing 737-300 at Moi International Airport in 2014

Historical fleet

The company has previously operated the following aircraft:[32]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jambojet". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bonface Otieno (27 April 2020). "Jambojet appoints finance chief Karanja Ndegwa as interim MD". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "JamboJet Overview". www.linkedin.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ Blachly, Linda (12 September 2013). "Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary". Air Transport World. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ^ "KQ picks CEO for low-cost subsidiary". Business Daily Africa. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Clark, Oliver (2 January 2014). "Jambo Jet gains domestic and international route licences". Flightglobal. London. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014.
  10. ^ "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways. 2013. p. 97. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  11. ^ "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  12. ^ "Jambojet records satisfactory results since launch". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation.
  13. ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  14. ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  15. ^ "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  16. ^ "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  17. ^ "Jambojet losses deepen on delayed delivery of planes". Standard Digital. 2 July 2018.
  18. ^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways. 29 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Jambojet destinations". 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  20. ^ a b c "COVID-19 Update 2". 16 March 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Jambojet Attains 54% Domestic Air Market Share as they Mark World Tourism Day". 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ a b "Jambojet announces plans to begin operations to Goma and Llamu". 4 August 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Jambojet readies to start direct flights from Mombasa to Eldoret and Kisumu". 31 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "Jambojet starts selling flight tickets to Kigali and Mogadishu". 28 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  27. ^ "JamboJet schedules Mombasa - Zanzibar July 2024 launch". AeroRoutes. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Jambojet Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Kenya's Jambojet to lease two Q400s from IFC". ch-aviation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ "Kenya's Jambojet preps for 1Q18 int'l debut; to quit jet ops". ch-aviation.
  32. ^ "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.
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