Kabo Air

Infobox Airline
airline = Kabo Air

logo_size =
fleet_size = 7
destinations =
IATA = N2
ICAO = QNK
callsign = KABO
parent = Kabo Air Travels
company_slogan = His children are the company's future
founded = 1980
headquarters =
key_people = Hajiya Maimuna Dankabo
hubs = Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.kaboair.com/

Kabo Air is an airline based in Kano, Nigeria. It operates special charter services for corporate bodies, executives and government officials. Its main base is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 99 | date= 2007-04-03]

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 and now focuses 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.

Kabo Air met the requirements set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Aurhority (NCAA) for re-capitalization in May 2007. [ [http://allafrica.com/stories/200705050045.html All Africa.com] 5 May 2007]

Fleet

The Kabo Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2008):

*2 Boeing 747-100
*5 Boeing 747-200B

External links

* [http://www.kaboair.com/ Kabo Air]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=QNK&al_op=1 Kabo Air Fleet]

References