What Afrijet does

Afrijet (legal name: Société AFRIJET BUSINESS SERVICE) is a privately held Gabonese regional airline headquartered at Aéroport Léon M'Ba in Libreville, Gabon. The company operates under IATA Designator Code J7 and is a member of IATA, providing passenger air carriage across 14 destinations in 7 Central and West African countries (Gabon, DRC, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, and Benin), including cities such as Kinshasa, Libreville, Douala, Yaoundé, Sao Tomé, Pointe Noire, Malabo, and Brazzaville.

The core business is the sale and operation of airline tickets distributed through a direct-to-consumer channel: a self-serve website (afrijet.com and flygabon.online), iOS and Android mobile applications (launched 1 January 2022), physical airport agencies at destination points, and authorized ticketing agents. The product portfolio extends beyond passenger tickets to include a loyalty program (The Club), freight and cargo transportation, private charter services, and in-flight and ground ancillary products. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; fares are calculated per route, date, and reservation class, with administrative fees on modifications and refunds. The company also pursues a sustainability positioning through a 2024 partnership with Aura Aero on the ERA hybrid electric regional aircraft program. The underlying technology stack is a standard digital booking platform and mobile application suite (built on Android/iOS native channels), with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or third-party integrations beyond standard airline e-commerce tooling.

Name

Afrijet

Legal name

Société AFRIJET BUSINESS SERVICE

Website

https://afrijet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Afrijet is a privately held Gabonese regional airline operating passenger, cargo, and charter flights across 14 destinations in 7 Central and West African countries, distributing tickets via its own website, mobile app, and airport agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Passenger Airlines

NAICS

Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation (481111), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Transportation, Scheduled (4512)

akta.pro primary industry

Essential Air Service (EAS) & Subsidized Regional Operators (THABACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Island & Remote Region Regional Airlines (THABACAL), Charter Airlines & ACMI / Wet-Lease Passenger Operators (TLAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Regional passenger airline
• Air cargo services
• Charter flight services
• Frequent flyer program
• Mobile flight booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Libreville

HQ country

Gabon

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Airline Ticket Sales: Afrijet generates revenue primarily through the sale of airline tickets for passenger air carriage. Tickets are sold through direct digital channels (website and mobile app) and at airport agencies. The airline operates flights across Central and West Africa with its Designator Code 'J7'.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Afrijet is a Gabonese regional airline that sells passenger airline tickets for scheduled flights connecting 14 destinations across Central and West Africa, including Kinshasa, Libreville, Douala, Franceville, Yaounde, São Tomé, Principe, Pointe Noire, Malabo, Cotonou, Bata, Port-Gentil, Brazzaville, and Oyem. The airline complements passenger tickets with cargo freight services, private charter flights, a frequent flyer loyalty program (The Club), and ancillary in-flight and ground products, with booking supported via its website, mobile app, and physical agencies.

Product overview

Afrijet is a Gabonese airline offering passenger air travel services across Central African routes. The core offering is flight reservation and carriage, supported by a mobile application for booking. The product portfolio includes The Club loyalty program, Cargo services for freight, Charter services for private flights, and various in-flight and ground passenger products. The airline operates flights to destinations including Kinshasa, Libreville, Douala, Franceville, Yaounde, Sao Tomé, Principe, Pointe Noire, Malabo, Cotonou, Bata, Port-Gentil, Brazzaville, and Oyem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FlyGabon: Online booking platform accessible at flygabon.online for flight reservations

Products and services

• Scheduled Passenger Flights
• Afrijet Mobile Application
• The Club
• Cargo Offer
• Charter Service
• In-flight Products
• Ground Products

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CEIBA Intercontinental: Equatorial Guinea-based regional operator flying scheduled and charter routes across the Gulf of Guinea, including Malabo and Bata—both Afrijet destinations. Closely comparable by geography, fleet size, and charter-heavy business mix.
• RwandAir: State-owned regional carrier operating scheduled intra-African flights from a single hub, with a comparable narrow-body regional network and similar middleware positioning between low-cost carriers and global flag carriers.
• Air Peace: Nigeria's largest privately-owned airline with West and Central African scheduled routes, including Cotonou in Benin—an Afrijet destination. Comparable by mission (regional connectivity), customer profile, and direct-distribution emphasis.
• Air Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorian regional carrier operating scheduled services across West and Central Africa with a similar mid-size network and overlapping customer base of business and diaspora travelers.
• ASKY Airlines: Togo-based regional airline operating a multi-country West/Central African network with scheduled passenger service, codeshares, and a similar point-to-point intra-African model. Most directly comparable by mission, route shape, and customer base.
• Camair-Co: Cameroon's national carrier operating regional scheduled flights across Central Africa, including Douala and Yaoundé, which are also Afrijet destinations. Comparable as a Central African regional scheduled operator serving overlapping business and government travelers.
• STP Airways: São Tomé and Príncipe's national carrier operating scheduled and charter services to nearby Gulf of Guinea and Central African destinations, including São Tomé and Príncipe—both key Afrijet route endpoints. Closely comparable niche island/regional operator.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Air Maroc: Moroccan flag carrier with a growing intra-African footprint across West and Central Africa. Relevant as a broader-scale competitor in the same regional market where Afrijet operates.
• Ethiopian Airlines: Africa's largest carrier and a broad incumbent in intra-African scheduled service via its Addis Ababa hub. Competes with Afrijet indirectly on connecting flows and pan-African corporate travel demand.

Emerging players

• ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines): Congo-based regional operator serving Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville—also Afrijet destinations. Comparable geographic focus within the Congo basin, though with smaller scale and intermittent operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afrijet_
• Facebookfacebook.com/AFRIJET
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afrijet-business-service
• Instagraminstagram.com/flyafrijet.online/?hl=fr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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