Kabo Air is an airline headquartered in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.[1] It originally operated special charter services for corporate bodies, executives and government officials. However, in 2009 the airline received approval to start international scheduled services. The airline operated scheduled flights from Kano to Abuja, Dubai and Jeddah for a short period. Its main base is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.[2]
[edit] History
The airline was established in February 1980 by the late Dr. Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo and started operations in April 1981. It is wholly owned by Kabo Holdings. The company stopped operating domestic services in 2001, but recently said that new services are on the table. For now, they focus solely on Hajj flights and international charters. Traffic rights were given to Kabo Air for operating scheduled services to Rome, Nairobi and N'Djamena, but have not been used so far. For some time there were flights to Cairo.
Kabo Air met the requirements set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for re-capitalization in May 2007.[3]
[edit] Destinations
Kabo Air operates no scheduled operations as of November 2011.
As of November 2011 the Kabo Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
Kabo Air has had the following incidents and accidents since commencing operations:
- On 6 August 1986, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III overran the runway at Calabar Airport, Nigeria. All passengers and crew survived but the aircraft was written off.[5]
- On 16 September 1991, a BAC 1-11 landed at Port Harcourt Airport, Nigeria without lowering its gear. All passengers and crew survived but the aircraft was written off.[6]
- In 1992, a 707 made an emergency landing in Istres_Air_Base#Incidents following a fire caused by overloading.
- On 23 August 1992, a BAC 1-11 overran the runway at Sokoto Airport, Nigeria. None of the 53 passengers and 4 crew were killed but the aircraft was written off.[7]
- On 12 January 2010, a parked Kabo Air Boeing 747 and taxiing Middle East Airlines Airbus A330 collided on the ground at Kano International Airport, Nigeria; none of the passengers or crew were injured. The Boeing 747's left wing and main fuel tank were badly damaged and the right wing of the Airbus A330 was damaged. Officials believe the accident could have been avoided if there was more ground lighting to help the pilots of the Airbus A330 to see.[8]
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