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|logo = Jubairlogo.jpg|logo_size = 148|fleet_size = 2|destinations = 13|IATA = 3J|ICAO = JBW|callsign = JUBBAAfrican Airways Alliancecentreforaviation.com – African Airways Alliance. Retrieved 13 February 2021}}|founded = May 1998|headquarters = Nairobi, Kenya|hubs =

• Aden Adde International Airport
• {{nowrap|Hargeisa Egal International Airport}}|secondary_hubs =

Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport}}|frequent_flyer = |lounge = |alliance = www.jubbaairways.com}}aoc=|num_employees=}}Jubba Airways is a Somali airline.WEB, Centre For Aviation,weblink Jubba Airways, 22 January 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140202133148weblink">weblink 2 February 2014, It operates domestic passenger and cargo flights within Somalia, as well as to destinations in the Middle East.

History

The carrier was founded in 1998 by one Calgary-based Somali entrepreneur, Said Nur Qailie.NEWS, The Top Ten Businessmen in Mogadishu,weblink 6 September 2013, The Indian Ocean Newsletter, 27 November 2004, Previously headquartered at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, it is now based in Nairobi, Kenya, with additional branches in various other areas."Company Profile {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226161511weblink |date=26 December 2016 }}." Jubba Airways. Retrieved 22 January 2014. "Headquarters The 30th Street, P.O.Box 6200, Mogadishu – Somalia"In May 1998, a month after the company had been established, the airline embarked on its first voyage. This represented the first direct flight from Sharjah to Mogadishu since the state-owned Somali Airlines discontinued operations in 1991.WEB,weblink Jubba Airways – Company Profile, 3 February 2016, 26 December 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161226161511weblink">weblink dead, As of 2009, Jubba Airways was registered in Nairobi, Kenya. It also has branches in Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Uganda. The airline largely fills the niche vacated by the defunct Somali Airlines and operates domestic passenger and cargo services. It serves destinations in Somalia including Mogadishu, Bosaso and Galkayo],[Hargeisa] ]. Flights to Djibouti, the UAE (Dubai), and for Hajj pilgrims to Jeddah are also important routes for the airline. In addition, the airline offers cargo flights. Jubba Airways maintains its own aircraft, serviced by engineers that are a part of a team of 300 trained employees.In February 2015, Jubba Airways merged with Daallo Airlines to form the new holding company African Airways Alliance.NEWS, Regional airlines merge as Somali airspace draws competition,weblink 18 February 2015, Goobjoog, 17 February 2015, Both airlines continue to operate under separate brands.

Destinations

As of May 2024, Jubba Airways serves the following scheduled destinations:WEB, 2023-09-27, :: Jubba Airways ::,weblink 2024-05-06, web.archive.org, {| class="sortable wikitable"!style="background-color: #4B92DB;color: white"|Country!style="background-color: #4B92DB;color: white"|City!style="background-color: #4B92DB;color: white"|Airport!style="background-color: #4B92DB;color: white"|Notes!style="background-color: #4B92DB;color: white" class="unsortable" |RefsDjibouti>Djibouti City>Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport > align=center |Kenya>Nairobi>Jomo Kenyatta International Airport > align=center |Saudi Arabia>Jeddah>King Abdulaziz International Airport > align=center |SomaliaAdadoAdado Airport align=center Baidoa>Baidoa Airport > align=center |Bosaso>Bosaso Airport > align=center |Galkayo>Abdullahi Yusuf Airport > align=center |Garowe>Garowe Airport > align=center |Guriel>Guriel Airport > align=center |Kismayo>Kismayo Airport > align=center |Mogadishu>Aden Adde International Airport>Hargeisa>Egal International Airport>United Arab Emirates>Dubai>Dubai International Airport > align=center |

Fleet

File:Asia Airways Fokker 50 at Mogadishu Airport.jpg|thumb|Jubba Airways Fokker 50Fokker 50File:Jubba Airways Airbus A321 (F-GYAN) at Mogadishu Airport.jpg|thumb|A former leased Jubba Airways Airbus A321-200Airbus A321-200

Current fleet

The Jubba Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2023):planespotters.net – Jubba Airways. Retrieved 18 July 2021{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto"|+ Jubba Airways Fleet!Aircraft!In fleet!Orders!Passengers!Notes|Fokker 501—50|1 crash at 2022 EY-329!Total!1!—!!

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

• 2 Airbus A320-200
• 1 Airbus A321-100
• 1 Airbus A321-200
• 2 Boeing 737-200
• 1 Boeing 737-300
• 1 Boeing 737-400
• 1 Fokker 50

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Accidents and incidents{|class"wikitable sortable toccolours" border"1" cellpadding"3" style"border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 85%"

!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white"|Date!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white"|Location!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white"|Aircraft!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white"|Tail number!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white"|Aircraft damage!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white"|Fatalities!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white" class="unsortable"|Description!style="background-color: #4B92DB; color: white" class="unsortable"|Refs{{dts201228}}Hargeisa}}Antonov An-243X-GEBW/O{{nts|0}}|On a flight from Hargeisa International Airport in Hargeisa to Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport in Galkayo, an Antonov An-24 blew both right gear main tires, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. The plane's wing separated from the body. No injuries were reported, although the aircraft was substantially damaged.HTTP://WWW.AVHERALD.COM/H?ARTICLE=44ECBD04&OPT=0>TITLE=ACCIDENT: JUBBA AN24 AT GALKAYO ON APR 28TH 2012, BURST TIRES, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND BROKE UPACCESS-DATE=20 APRIL 2012, {{dts202218}}Mogadishu}}Fokker 505Y-JXNW/O{{nts|0}}|2022 Jubba Airways crash: A flight from Baidoa Airport in Baidoa flipped over while landing at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. All 36 passengers and crew survived the crash while the Fokker 50 was written off.HTTP://AVHERALD.COM/H?ARTICLE=4FBD0537>TITLE=ACCIDENT: JUBBA F50 IN MOGADISHU ON JUL 18TH 2022, FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING AFTER LEFT WING SEPARATEDACCESS-DATE=18 JULY 2022,

See also

• Daallo Airlines

References

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Bibliography

• The Atlantic, Why Does A Country With Few Roads Have a Growing Airline Industry?, 14 July 2013

External links

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• {{official website}}

{{Airlines of Somalia}}