Air Dabia
 Air Dabia 747, C5-FBS, at Miami Airport in 1999. | |||||||
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| Founded | 1996, 28 years ago | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1998 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Key people | Foutanga Babani Sissoko | ||||||
Air Dabia was a short-lived Gambian airline which flew between 1996 and 1998; it had a three-ship fleet (one Boeing 747, notable as being the airframe involved in the United Airlines Flight 811 decompression incident, and two Boeing 727 aircraft). It was run by alleged fraudster Foutanga Babani Sissoko, whose conspicuous personal wealth had murky origins. In its short period of operation, there were allegations from numerous employees of excessive hours, improper rest provisions for crews (being expected to sleep on aircraft between trips) and pay discrepancies.[1][2]
It transported pilgrims from Mali to Mecca, and Malian refugees from Brazzaville.
The 747, C5-FBS, was abandoned at Plattsburgh International Airport and scrapped in place in 2004.[3][4]
References
- ^ "The Baba Chronicles".
- ^ "The Baba Chronicles Part 2".
- ^ "Photo Air Dab".
- ^ "Boeing 747 - MSN 19875 - C5-FBS". airfleets.net. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
External links
- "The playboy who got away with $242m – using ‘black magic’", BBC News, 16 February 2018
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