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 . In 2018 , Sissoko was allegedly involved in bank fraud
United Airlines Flight 811
United Airlines Flight 811
Air Dabia