Kabo Air

Kabo Air

IATA N9 | ICAO QNK | Callsign KABO

Country | Nigeria

Founded | Feb 1980

Started Operations | Apr 1981

Ceased operations | 2017

Base / Main Hub | Kano Mallam Aminu International (KAN / DNKN)

Official Site | flykabo.com

Last updated on Aug 03, 2026

Fleet Matrix

Aircraft Type | Current | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

Aircraft Type | In Service | Parked | Total | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

BAC 1-11 | 16

Boeing 737 | 3

Boeing 747 | 23

Boeing 757 | 1

Boeing 767 | 1

Douglas DC-8 | 2

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | 1

Total | 0 | 47

Fleet List

Historic Fleet

Reg

Aircraft Type

Config

Delivered

Exit Date

Status / Fate

Remark

5N-KBA

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

22 Feb 1991

23 Aug 1992

Written Off

Barnabas

5N-KBC

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

20 Mar 1991

Scrapped

Alhaji Bara Waiman

5N-KBD

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

27 Mar 1991

Scrapped

Adamu Gutus Mutkai

5N-KBE

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

25 Feb 1991

Scrapped

5N-KBG

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

5 Jul 1991

14 Sep 1991

Written Off

5N-KBO

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

22 Feb 1991

Scrapped

Gwamma Awan

5N-KBS

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

12 Apr 1991

Scrapped

Hasiya Bayero

5N-KBT

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

29 Oct 1991

Scrapped

Sir Abubakar 111

5N-KBV

BAC 1-11-204AF One-Eleven

Y84

1 May 1991

Scrapped

El-Kanemi of Borno

5N-CCC

BAC 1-11-401AK One-Eleven

VIP

28 Nov 1996

9 May 2002

Scrapped

5N-GGG

BAC 1-11-414EG One-Eleven

27 Jul 1993

Scrapped

Muhammadu Sbubakar Rimi

5N-HHH

BAC 1-11-401AK One-Eleven

VIP

Dec 1999

30 Apr 2001

Scrapped

5N-KBR

BAC 1-11-407AW One-Eleven

4 Dec 1991

Scrapped

5N-KBW

BAC 1-11-407AW One-Eleven

12 Feb 1992

May 2002

Scrapped

5N-KKK

BAC 1-11-423ET One-Eleven

26 Jul 1993

9 May 2002

Scrapped

Malam Barnabas

5N-VVV

BAC 1-11-401AK One-Eleven

VIP

1 Aug 1997

9 May 2002

Scrapped

OO-TEH

Boeing 737-2M8 Adv

15 May 1985

28 Feb 1986

OO-TEH TEA Belgium

lsf TEA Belgium

OO-TEN

Boeing 737-2M8 Adv

Nov 1983

7 Dec 1983

OO-TEN TEA Belgium

lsf TEA Belgium

OO-TEO

Boeing 737-2M8 Adv

27 Feb 1983

16 Dec 1986

OO-TEO TEA Belgium

lsf TEA Belgium

5N-AAA

Boeing 747-148

14 Feb 1997

2000

Scrapped

5N-BBB

Boeing 747-146

Y450

Jan 2001

2001

Scrapped

5N-JJJ

Boeing 747-136

Y504

Jan 2001

Apr 2002

Scrapped

5N-OOO

Boeing 747-136

Jan 2001

Scrapped

5N-RRR

Boeing 747-136

Y504

Jan 2001

2009

Scrapped

5N-ZZZ

Boeing 747-148

Y504

14 Feb 1997

Apr 2000

Scrapped

F-BPVB

Boeing 747-128

13 Apr 1995

26 Aug 1995

F-BPVB Air France

lsf Air France

F-BPVE

Boeing 747-128

19 Apr 1994

18 Jun 1994

F-BPVE Corsair

lsf Corsair

F-BPVH

Boeing 747-128

16 Apr 1994

23 Jun 1994

F-BPVH Air France

lsf Air France

N4712U

Boeing 747-122

4 May 1993

24 Jun 1993

N4712U Aeroposta

lsf Aeroposta

N747PA

Boeing 747-121(SCD)

1 May 1993

20 Jun 1993

N747PA Aeroposta

lsf Aeroposta

TF-ABW

Boeing 747-128

11 Apr 1995

17 Jul 1995

TF-ABW Air Atlanta Icelandic

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

5N-DKB

Boeing 747-251B

22 Oct 2008

Scrapped

5N-EEE

Boeing 747-243B

28 Oct 2001

2007

Scrapped

5N-JRM

Boeing 747-251B

25 Nov 2008

2014

Scrapped

5N-MAD

Boeing 747-251B

2011

Stored

5N-NNN

Boeing 747-287B

21 Dec 2001

7 Jul 2008

Scrapped

5N-PDP

Boeing 747-238B

17 Jul 2001

Scrapped

5N-PPP

Boeing 747-238B

6 Jul 2001

Scrapped

N357AS

Boeing 747-243B

17 Aug 1983

28 Oct 1983

N357AS Boeing Aircraft Holding Company

lsf Cargolux

N359AS

Boeing 747-243B

24 Aug 1982

Oct 1982

N359AS Cargolux

lsf Cargolux

5N-MDK

Boeing 747-422

13 Jun 2013

26 Sep 2017

Stored

5N-RDK

Boeing 747-4F6

3 Sep 2015

Aug 2016

9M-AZB Eaglexpress Air

TF-FIJ

Boeing 757-208(WL)

13 Oct 2009

18 Feb 2010

TF-FIJ Icelandair

TF-FIB

Boeing 767-383ER

13 May 2009

24 Dec 2009

TF-FIB Travel Service

lsf Icelandair, “Kabo Air” titles

5N-AWE

Douglas DC-8-55(F)

Cargo

4 Feb 1988

1 Sep 1994

5N-OCM Overnight Cargo (Nigeria)

Sir Amandu Bello

EL-AJO

Douglas DC-8-55CF Jet Trader

Cargo

Jul 1988

Dec 1988

EL-AJO Liberia World Airlines (LWA)

lsf Liberia World Airlines (LWA)

TF-ABG

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 (L-1011-385-1)

Y345

1 Jun 1992

Sep 1992

TF-ABG Air Atlanta Icelandic

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

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Kabo Air Photos

BAC 1-11 Series 400

© Toni Marimon

5N-KKK

BAC.154

Kabo Air BAC 1-11-423ET One-Eleven Palma De Mallorca Son Sant Joan (PMI / LEPA)

Boeing 747-100

© LEDUC Bertrand

F-BPVB

19750

Kabo Air Boeing 747-128 Paris Orly (ORY / LFPO)

© LEDUC Bertrand

F-BPVE

20355

Kabo Air Boeing 747-128 Paris Orly (ORY / LFPO)

Boeing 747-200

© Martijn Koetsier

5N-EEE

19732

Kabo Air Boeing 747-243B Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS / EHAM)

© Martijn Koetsier

5N-NNN

21189

Kabo Air Boeing 747-287B Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS / EHAM)

Boeing 747-400

© M Kramer

5N-MDK

26878

Kabo Air Boeing 747-422 Marana Pinal Airpark (MZJ / KMZJ)

© Majid Hasankhani

5N-MDK

26878

Kabo Air Boeing 747-422 Tehran Imam Khomeini (IKA / OIIE)

Douglas DC-8-50

© Guido Allieri

5N-AWE

45753

Kabo Air Douglas DC-8-55(F) Miami International (MIA / KMIA)

© Martijn Koetsier

5N-AWE

45753

Kabo Air Douglas DC-8-55(F) Ostend / Bruges International (OST / EBOS)

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