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Air Dabia

Mali airline which flew between 1996 and 1999

Air Dabia was a short-lived Mali 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 suspicious origins.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Air Dabia Boeing 747-100 Lengkeek
Photo: Adriaan Lengkeek, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons3

Air Dabia was a short-lived Mali 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 suspicious origins.2

Timeline

  1. 1990Founded Founded1

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