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{{Short description|Gabonese airline}}
{{for|the defunct Nigerian airline|Afrijet Airlines}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Afrijet Business Service
| logo =
| logo_size =
| fleet_size = 6
| destinations = 12
| IATA = J7
| ICAO = ABS
| callsign = AFRIJET
| parent =
| company_slogan =
| founded = 2004
| ceased =
| headquarters = [[Libreville]], Gabon
| key_people =
| hubs = [[Léon-Mba International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer = Le CLUB
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website = {{URL|https://flyafrijet.online/en}}
}}
'''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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flyafrijet.online/About-us/OurNet|title=afrijet - Notre Réseau|website=flyafrijet.online|access-date= 19 September 2020}}</ref>
==History==
Afrijet was founded in 2004 by a group of private investors, initially flying private charters using [[Dassault Falcon 900|Falcon 900]] aircraft. In 2016, Afrijet commenced scheduled domestic flights throughout Gabon, and have since expanded to neighboring countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/afrijet-business-service-j7|title=Afrijet Business Service Airline Profile &#124; CAPA|website=centreforaviation.com|access-date= 19 September 2020}}</ref>
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 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/en/la-compagnie-flies-to-libreville-instead-of-tel-aviv | title=La Compagnie flies to Libreville instead of Tel Aviv | date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>
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. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title=Afrijet and AURA AERO Sign MoU for Electric Regional Aircraft {{!}} AFRVIATOR |url=https://afrviator.org/bulletin/afrijet-and-aura-aero-sign-mou-for-electric-regional-aircraft/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=afrviator.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Destinations==
As of September 2020, Afrijet serves the following destinations:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flyafrijet.online/|title=afrijet|website=flyafrijet.online|access-date= 19 September 2020}}</ref>
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Country
! City/Locality
! Airport
!Notes
|-
|[[Cameroon]]||[[Yaounde]]||[[Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport]]||
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Gabon]]||[[Franceville]]||[[M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport]]||
|-
|[[Libreville]]||[[Léon-Mba International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}
|-
|[[Port Gentil]]||[[Port-Gentil International Airport]]||
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Republic of the Congo]]||[[Brazzaville]]||[[Maya-Maya Airport]]||
|-
|[[Pointe-Noire]]||[[Pointe Noire Airport]]||
|-
|[[Sao Tome]]||[[Sao Tome]]||[[São Tomé International Airport]]||
|-
|}
==Fleet==
As of July 2023, the Afrijet fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notre flotte |url=https://www.flyafrijet.online/About-us/OurFleet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029082215/https://flyafrijet.online/About-us/OurFleet |archive-date=Oct 29, 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=flyafrijet.online}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ Afrijet Fleet
|-
!rowspan=2|Aircraft
!rowspan=2|In service
!rowspan=2|Orders
!colspan=4|Passengers
!rowspan=2|Notes
|-
!<abbr title="Business class">C</abbr>
!<abbr title="Caribbean Plus">Y+</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy class">Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[ATR 72|ATR 72-200/600]]
|5
|—
|—
|—
|68
|68
|
|-
|[[ATR42 |ATR 42-320]]
|1
|—
|—
|—
|46
|46
|
|-
!Total
!6
!—
!colspan=5|
|}
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