Jambojet

Jambojet
IATA ICAO Callsign
JX[1] KQA[1] JAMBOJET
Founded 13 September 2013
Commenced operations 1 April 2014
Operating bases Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi
Fleet size 4
Destinations 7
Company slogan Now you can fly[2]
Parent company Kenya Airways (100%)
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people Vincent Rague, (Chair)
Willem Hondius, (CEO)
Total equity KSh 100,000
Employees 24 (2014)
Website jambojet.com

Jambojet Limited is a Kenyan low-cost airline that started operations in 2014. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[3]

History

Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as CEO in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by Ayisi Makatiani.[4] 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.[5]

Operations commenced on 1 April 2014.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Full performance and financial figures are incorporated within the Kenya Airways Group accounts, but some separate figures for Jambojet have been published. Jambojet commenced operations in April 2014; start-up costs in the preceding year, and figures for the subsequent years' trading, are shown below (as at year ending 31 March):

2014 2015 2016
Turnover (KSh m) 0 2,605 3,443
Profits (EBT) (KSh m) −118 −287 126
Number of employees n/a 29 35
Number of passengers (m) 0 0.48 0.57
Passenger load factor (%) - 92
Number of aircraft (at year end) 2 4 4
Notes/sources [9] [10][11] [12]

Destinations

A Jambojet Boeing 737-300 at the Mombasa airport in 2014

Jambojet flies to the following destinations in Kenya as of March 2016:[13]

County City Airport Notes
KilifiMalindiMalindi Airport—
KisumuKisumuKisumu International Airport—
KwaleUkundaUkunda Airport—
LamuLamuManda Airport—
MombasaMombasaMoi International Airport—
NairobiNairobiJomo Kenyatta International AirportBase[6]
Uasin GishuEldoretEldoret International Airport—

Fleet

As of April 2017, Jambojet operates the following aircraft:[14]

Jambojet fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 2 — 142
Bombardier Q400 2[15] — 78
Total 4 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jambojet". ch-aviation. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kenya Airways executive to join Fastjet two weeks before Jambojet launch". kenyanaviation.com. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Blachly, Linda (12 September 2013). "Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary". Air Transport World. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "KQ picks CEO for low-cost subsidiary". Business Daily Africa. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ↑ MAINA, WANGUI (17 February 2014). "KQ set to launch Sh3,000 fare carrier in April". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. 1 2 Moores, Victoria (4 April 2014). "Kenya Airways' low-cost arm Jambojet launches operations". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 2014-04-05.
  7. ↑ Clark, Oliver (2 January 2014). "Jambo Jet gains domestic and international route licences". Flightglobal. London. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23.
  8. ↑ "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways. 2013. p. 97. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  10. ↑ "Jambojet records satisfactory results since launch". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. ↑ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  12. ↑ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Kenya Airways.
  13. ↑ "Kenya's Jambojet eyes expanded fleet, int'l ops". ch-aviation. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  14. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55527-kenyas-jambojet-to-lease-two-q400s-from-ifc
  15. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55527-kenyas-jambojet-to-lease-two-q400s-from-ifc
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