Airline: | Afrijet Business Service |
Fleet Size: | 6 |
Destinations: | 12 |
Iata: | J7 |
Icao: | ABS |
Callsign: | AFRIJET |
Founded: | 2004 |
Headquarters: | Libreville, Gabon |
Hubs: | Léon-Mba International Airport |
Frequent Flyer: | Le CLUB |
Afrijet Business Service is a Gabonese airline operating scheduled service to a number of airports throughout Cameroon, Gabon, and São Tomé, as well as the Republic of the Congo.[1]
Afrijet was founded in 2004 by a group of private investors, initially flying private charters using Falcon 900 aircraft. In 2016, Afrijet commenced scheduled domestic flights throughout Gabon, and have since expanded to neighboring countries.[2]
On 9 December 2021, AfriJet announced it had partnered with La Compagnie to launch seasonal flights between Paris Orly and Libreville's Léon-Mba International Airport from 16 December 2021 [3]
AfriJet is looking towards the future of sustainable aviation. At the 54th Paris Air Show on June 21, 2023, the airline signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AURA AERO, a French aircraft manufacturer, for the 19-seater ERA, an electric regional aircraft expected to enter commercial service before 2030. [4]
As of September 2020, Afrijet serves the following destinations:[5]
As of July 2023, the Afrijet fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Y+ | Y | Total | |||||
ATR 72-200/600 | 5 | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | ||
ATR 42-320 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 46 | ||
Total | 6 | — |