The carrier was founded in 1998 by two Calgary-based Somali entrepreneurs, Said Nur Qailie and Abdi Hashi Dalel.
On 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.
As of 2009, Jubba Airways is 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, Hargeisa, Bosaso and Galkayo. 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.
The carrier plans to lease more planes and open new branches so as to offer more destinations to its growing number of passengers.
In February 2015, Jubba Airways officially merged with Daallo Airlines to form the African Airways Alliance.
Fleet
In July 2013, the Jubba Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
2 Boeing 737-200
1 Boeing 737-300
1 Boeing 737-400 leased from East Air
1 Airbus A321-100 leased from Air Mediterranee
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.
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