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{{short description|Kenyan low-cost airline}}
{{Short description|Low-cost airline of Kenya}}
{{distinguish|Jumbo jet}}
{{distinguish|Jumbo jet}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Jambojet
| airline = Jambojet
| image = Jambojet Logo.png
| image = Jambojet Logo.png
| image_size =
| image_size =
| alt =
| alt =
| IATA = JM<ref name="chavprofile"/>
| IATA = JM<ref name="chavprofile"/>
| ICAO = JMA<ref name="chavprofile">{{cite web | url=http://avcodes.co.uk/details.asp?ID=28372 | title=Jambojet | work=[[avcodes.co.uk]] | accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>
| ICAO = JMA<ref name="chavprofile">{{cite web | url=http://avcodes.co.uk/details.asp?ID=28372 | title=Jambojet | work=[[avcodes.co.uk]] | accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>
| callsign = CHUI
| callsign = CHUI
| founded = 13 September 2013
| founded = {{start date and age|2013|09|13|df=yes}}
| commenced = 1 April 2014
| commenced = {{start date and age|2014|04|01|df=yes}}
| ceased =
| ceased =
| aoc =
| aoc =
| bases =
| bases = [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta]]
| hubs = [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]]
| hubs =
| secondary_hubs = [[Moi International Airport]]<ref name="20230110_paxnums" />
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| focus_cities =
| lounge =
| frequent_flyer =
| alliance =
| lounge =
| subsidiaries =
| alliance =
| fleet_size = 7
| subsidiaries =
| destinations = 8
| fleet_size = 8
| destinations = 8
| parent = [[Kenya Airways]] {{small|(100%)}}
| headquarters = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| parent = [[Kenya Airways]]
| headquarters = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
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| key_people = Vincent Rague, {{small|(Chair)}} <br /> Karanja Ndegwa, {{small|([[CEO]])}}<ref name="2R">{{cite web| url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Jambojet-appoints-finance-chief-Karanja-Ndegwa-as-interim-MD/4003102-5535720-gqljruz/index.html |title=Jambojet appoints finance chief Karanja Ndegwa as interim MD |newspaper=[[Business Daily Africa]] |date=27 April 2020 |author=Bonface Otieno |access-date=27 April 2020 |location=Nairobi}}</ref>
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
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| revenue =
| Vincent Rague ([[Chairman]])
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| Karanja Ndegwa ([[CEO]])<ref name="2R">{{cite web| url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Jambojet-appoints-finance-chief-Karanja-Ndegwa-as-interim-MD/4003102-5535720-gqljruz/index.html |title=Jambojet appoints finance chief Karanja Ndegwa as interim MD |newspaper=[[Business Daily Africa]] |date=27 April 2020 |author=Bonface Otieno |access-date=27 April 2020 |location=Nairobi}}</ref>}}
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| revenue =
| operating_income =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| net_income =
| profit =
| profit =
| assets =
| assets =
| equity = [[Kenyan shilling|KSh.]]100,000/=
| equity = [[Kenyan shilling|KSh.]]100,000/=
| num_employees = 24 {{small|(2014)}}213<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com|website=www.linkedin.com|title=JamboJet Overview|date=2019-09-03|access-date=2019-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
| num_employees = 213 (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com|website=www.linkedin.com|title=JamboJet Overview|date=2019-09-03|access-date=2019-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|www.jambojet.com}}

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| website = [https://www.jambojet.com/en-US jambojet.com]
}}
}}


'''Jambojet Limited''' is a Kenyan [[low-cost carrier|low-cost]] airline that started operations on 1 April 2014. It is a subsidiary of [[Kenya Airways]] and is headquartered in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Blachly |first=Linda |date=12 September 2013 |title=Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary |url=http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/kenya-airways-appoints-ceo-new-jambo-jet-subsidiary |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |accessdate=26 February 2014 }}</ref>
'''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]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Blachly |first=Linda |date=12 September 2013 |title=Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary |url=http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/kenya-airways-appoints-ceo-new-jambo-jet-subsidiary |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |accessdate=26 February 2014 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by [[Ayisi Makatiani]].<ref>{{cite news |date=12 September 2013 |title=KQ picks CEO for low-cost subsidiary |url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KQ-picks-CEO-for-low-cost-subsidiary/-/539550/1989722/-/oayvhd/-/index.html |publisher=Business Daily Africa |accessdate=26 February 2014 }}</ref> Before his appointment, Hondius was general manager for [[KLM|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.<ref name="3k">{{cite news |last=MAINA |first=WANGUI |date=17 February 2014 |title=KQ set to launch Sh3,000 fare carrier in April |url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KQ-set-to-launch-Sh3-000-fare-carrier-in-April/-/539550/2210690/-/item/1/-/8jdtu2z/-/index.html|publisher=Business Daily Africa |accessdate=26 February 2014 }}</ref>
Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by [[Ayisi Makatiani]].<ref>{{cite news |date=12 September 2013 |title=KQ picks CEO for low-cost subsidiary |url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KQ-picks-CEO-for-low-cost-subsidiary/-/539550/1989722/-/oayvhd/-/index.html |publisher=Business Daily Africa |accessdate=26 February 2014 }}</ref> Before his appointment, Hondius was general manager for [[KLM|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.<ref name="3k">{{cite news |last=MAINA |first=WANGUI |date=17 February 2014 |title=KQ set to launch Sh3,000 fare carrier in April |url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KQ-set-to-launch-Sh3-000-fare-carrier-in-April/-/539550/2210690/-/item/1/-/8jdtu2z/-/index.html |publisher=Business Daily Africa |accessdate=26 February 2014 |archive-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406061025/http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KQ-set-to-launch-Sh3-000-fare-carrier-in-April/-/539550/2210690/-/item/1/-/8jdtu2z/-/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Operations commenced on 1 April 2014.<ref name="atw4apr2014">{{cite news|title=Kenya Airways' low-cost arm Jambojet launches operations |first=Victoria |last=Moores |work=[[Air Transport World]] |date=4 April 2014 |url=http://atwonline.com/finance-data/kenya-airways-low-cost-arm-jambojet-launches-operations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405185053/http://atwonline.com/finance-data/kenya-airways-low-cost-arm-jambojet-launches-operations |archive-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Authority">{{cite news|last=Clark |first=Oliver |location=[[London]] |date=2 January 2014 |title=Jambo Jet gains domestic and international route licences |work=[[Flightglobal]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jambo-jet-gains-domestic-and-international-route-licences-394502/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323132805/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jambo-jet-gains-domestic-and-international-route-licences-394502/ |archive-date=2014-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Operations commenced on 1 April 2014.<ref name="atw4apr2014">{{cite news|title=Kenya Airways' low-cost arm Jambojet launches operations |first=Victoria |last=Moores |work=[[Air Transport World]] |date=4 April 2014 |url=http://atwonline.com/finance-data/kenya-airways-low-cost-arm-jambojet-launches-operations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405185053/http://atwonline.com/finance-data/kenya-airways-low-cost-arm-jambojet-launches-operations |archive-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Authority">{{cite news|last=Clark |first=Oliver |location=[[London]] |date=2 January 2014 |title=Jambo Jet gains domestic and international route licences |work=[[Flightglobal]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jambo-jet-gains-domestic-and-international-route-licences-394502/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323132805/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jambo-jet-gains-domestic-and-international-route-licences-394502/ |archive-date=2014-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Destinations==
==Destinations==


{{As of|2024|1}}, Jambojet flies to seven airports within Kenya as well as one international destination.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jambojet.com/explore/destinations/destinations/ |title=Jambojet destinations |date=22 January 2024 |accessdate=22 January 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240122013506/https://www.jambojet.com/explore/destinations/destinations/ |archive-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> Jambojet suspended operations into Entebbe and Kigali in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="KigaliEntebbe">{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Update 2 |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-glo/about-jambojet/press-room/covid-19-updates/covid-19-update-2/ |date=16 March 2020 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref> Jambojet is currently the largest domestic carrier in Kenya,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jambojet Attains 54% Domestic Air Market Share as they Mark World Tourism Day |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-us/about-jambojet/press-room/jambojet-attains-54-domestic-air-market-share-as-they-mark-world-tourism-day/ |date=27 September 2023 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref> carrying over 1 million passengers in 2022<ref name="20230110_paxnums">{{cite web |title=Jambojet flies over 1 million passengers in 2022, offers 1,000 tickets at Ksh 1,000 |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-us/about-jambojet/press-room/jambojet-flies-over-1-million-passengers-in-2022-offers-1-000-tickets-at-ksh-1-000/ |date=10 January 2023 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref> and projecting to carry at least 1.2 million passengers in 2023.<ref name="20230802_8thDash8" />
Jambojet flies to 7 domestic routes within Kenya, as well as 1 international destination as of September 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.jambojet.com/us/plan-your-trip/destinations | title=Jambojet destinations | date=20 June 2019 | accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref> Jambojet suspended operations into Entebbe and Kigali in August 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19.


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|DR Congo||[[Goma]]||[[Goma International Airport]]||||align=center|<ref name="GomaLlamu">{{cite web |title=Jambojet announces plans to begin operations to Goma and Llamu |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-glo/about-jambojet/press-room/jambojet-announces-plans-to-begin-operations-to-goma-and-llamu/ |date=4 August 2021 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref>
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|rowspan="7"|Kenya||[[Eldoret]]||[[Eldoret International Airport]]||||align=center|<ref name="EldoretKisumu">{{cite web |title=Jambojet readies to start direct flights from Mombasa to Eldoret and Kisumu |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-glo/about-jambojet/press-room/jambojet-readies-to-start-direct-flights-from-mombasa-to-eldoret-and-kisumu/ |date=31 August 2020 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref>
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|-
|-
|[[Malindi]]||[[Malindi Airport]]||||align=center|<ref name="20220209_cargo_add">{{cite web |title=Low-cost carrier Jambojet diversifies into cargo operations with their De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400 aircraft |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-us/about-jambojet/press-room/low-cost-carrier-jambojet-diversifies-into-cargo-operations-with-their-de-havilland-canada-dash-8-q400-aircraft/ |date=9 February 2022 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref>
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|Somalia||[[Mogadishu]]||[[Aden Adde International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Jambojet starts selling flight tickets to Kigali and Mogadishu |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-glo/about-jambojet/press-room/jambojet-starts-selling-flight-tickets-to-kigali-and-mogadishu/ |date=28 October 2019 |accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|Rwanda||Kigali||[[Kigali International Airport]]||align=center|Suspended
|-
|Tanzania||[[Zanzibar City]]||[[Abeid Amani Karume International Airport]]||{{coming soon|Begins {{date|2024-07-01}}}}||align=center |<ref>{{cite web |title=JamboJet schedules Mombasa - Zanzibar July 2024 launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231229-jmjul24mbaznz |publisher=AeroRoutes |date=29 December 2023 |accessdate=17 January 2024}}</ref>
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|Uganda||[[Entebbe]]||[[Entebbe International Airport]]||{{coming soon|Suspended}}||align=center|<ref name="KigaliEntebbe" />
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==Fleet==
==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
===Current fleet===
{{As of|2021|9}}, Jambojet operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Jambojet |title=Jambojet Fleet Details and History |website=www.planespotters.net |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
{{As of|2024|1}}, Jambojet operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Jambojet |title=Jambojet Fleet Details and History |website=www.planespotters.net |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>


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|[[Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8-Q400]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8-Q400]]
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55527-kenyas-jambojet-to-lease-two-q400s-from-ifc|title=Kenya's Jambojet to lease two Q400s from IFC|work=ch-aviation|access-date=2017-08-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://abcafricanews.com/2017/05/31/kenyas-low-cost-carrier-jambo-jet-acquires-new-aircraft/|title=Kenya's low cost carrier Jambo Jet acquires new aircraft|work=abcafricanews|date=2017-05-31|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="debut">{{cite web|title= Kenya's Jambojet preps for 1Q18 int'l debut; to quit jet ops|publisher= ch-aviation|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/61959-kenyas-jambojet-preps-for-1q18-intl-debut-to-quit-jet-ops}}</ref>
|rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55527-kenyas-jambojet-to-lease-two-q400s-from-ifc|title=Kenya's Jambojet to lease two Q400s from IFC|work=ch-aviation|access-date=2017-08-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://abcafricanews.com/2017/05/31/kenyas-low-cost-carrier-jambo-jet-acquires-new-aircraft/|title=Kenya's low cost carrier Jambo Jet acquires new aircraft|work=abcafricanews|date=2017-05-31|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326092440/http://abcafricanews.com/2017/05/31/kenyas-low-cost-carrier-jambo-jet-acquires-new-aircraft/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="debut">{{cite web|title= Kenya's Jambojet preps for 1Q18 int'l debut; to quit jet ops|publisher= ch-aviation|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/61959-kenyas-jambojet-preps-for-1q18-intl-debut-to-quit-jet-ops}}</ref><ref name="20230802_8thDash8">{{cite web |title=Jambojet Takes Flight with a New Dash 8-400 Aircraft, Catering to the growing demand in Air Travel |url=https://www.jambojet.com/en-us/about-jambojet/press-room/jambojet-takes-flight-with-a-new-dash-8-400-aircraft-catering-to-the-growing-demand-in-air-travel |date=2 August 2023 |accessdate=22 January 2024}}</ref>
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|82
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[[File:Jambojet B737-300 5Y-KQA.jpg|thumb|A Jambojet Boeing 737-300 at [[Moi International Airport]] in 2014]]
[[File:Jambojet B737-300 5Y-KQA.jpg|thumb|A former Jambojet Boeing 737-300 at [[Moi International Airport]] in 2014]]


===Historical fleet===
===Historical fleet===

Latest revision as of 19:36, 12 March 2024

Not to be confused with Jumbo jet.

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[edit]

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[edit]

Ownership[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Current fleet[edit]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
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