Kabo Air Explained

Airline:Kabo Air
Fleet Size:2
Iata:N9
Icao:QNK
Callsign:KABO
Parent:Kabo Holdings
Founded:1980
Ceased:2016(from commercial passenger services)
Headquarters:Kano, Nigeria
Key People:Saidu Mohammed, Managing director

Kabo Air is a Nigerian charter airline headquartered in Kano, Kano State[1] and based at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.[2]

History

Kabo Air was established in February 1980 by Dr. Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo and started operations in April 1981.[3] It is currently wholly owned by Kabo Holdings.[4]

Kabo Air originally operated special charter services for corporate bodies, executives, and government officials. The company stopped operating domestic services in 2001 when they focus solely on Hajj flights and international charters. However, in 2009 the airline received approval to start international scheduled services. Traffic rights were given to Kabo Air for operating scheduled services to Rome, Nairobi and N'Djamena, but have not been used. The airline operated scheduled flights from Kano to Abuja, Cairo, Dubai and Jeddah for a short period.[5]

Kabo Air met the requirements set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for re-capitalization in May 2007.[6]

On 3 March 2017, the offices of Kabo Air were sealed by the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service due to unpaid tax liabilities.[7] It has been reported that Kabo Air owes over 149 million Nigerian naira (approx. US-$460,000) in taxes.[8]

Destinations

As of March 2017, Kabo Air did not operate any scheduled services and focused on charter operations only, especially for pilgrim flights under its own name and on behalf of other airlines.

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2019, the Kabo Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]

!Aircraft!In Service!Orders!Notes
Boeing 747-2001_Aircraft stored. Only passenger operator of this variant.
Boeing 747-4001_
Total2_

Former fleet

The Kabo Air fleet previously included the following aircraft:

Incidents and accidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Contact Us." Kabo Air. Retrieved on 27 November 2010. "HEAD OFFICE 67/73 Ashton Rd P.O.Box 1850 Kano State Nigeria"
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 99 . 2007-04-03.
  3. http://kaboair.com/history.html Kabo Air – History
  4. http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/airlines-nigeria/kabo.htm airlineupdate.com - Kabo Air
  5. Web site: Kabo Air Airline Profile CAPA. 2021-07-07. centreforaviation.com.
  6. http://allafrica.com/stories/200705050045.html All Africa.com
  7. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/53825-nigerian-taxman-seals-kabo-air-offices-over-outstanding-dues ch-aviation.com
  8. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/224752-firs-seals-kabo-airlines-others-n200-million-tax-liabilities.html premiumtimesng.com - FIRS Seals Kabo Airlines, Others Over N200 million Tax Liabilities
  9. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2019. 22.
  10. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860806-0 Kabo Air SE-210 overrun report
  11. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910916-0 16 Sept '91 incident
  12. Web site: Accident description Trans-Air Service Flight 671. 28 July 2022.
  13. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920823-1 BAC 1–11 overrun report
  14. http://allafrica.com/stories/201001150071.html Kabo Air and MEA jet collide
  15. http://www.aerotelegraph.com/boeing-b747-747-leasing-biman-bangladesh-kabo-air-nicht-erlaubt-saudi-arabien-alter aerotelegraph.com - "Boeing 747 too old for pilgrims"
  16. http://avherald.com/h?article=4697f219&opt=0 avherald.com - Incident: Kabo B742 at Sokoto on Oct 4th, 2013, touched localizer antenna on approach and burst body gear tyres