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| Founded | May 2007 [3] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Malabo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 (August 2017) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ||||||
| Website | ceibaintercontinentalairlines | ||||||
CEIBA Intercontinental is an airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, and based at Malabo International Airport.
In 2009, the Agence France Press (AFP) reported that the CEO of CEIBA Intercontinental Mamadou Jaye, a Senegalese citizen of Gambian origin, left Equatorial Guinea with a suitcase containing 3.5 billion CFA francs (approximately 5 million euros or 6.5 million United States dollars) and spare ATR aircraft parts to negotiate trade deals with Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, and Senegal and to establish a West African office for CEIBA. The report said that Jaye never returned to Equatorial Guinea. [4] Jaye denied that he took money from the company and filed a lawsuit against Rodrigo Angwe, the Malabo-based correspondent for Agence France Presse and Radio France Internationale (RFI) who submitted the story. Angwe used an employee as a source; the employee said that he received the information from the internet. After the employee's admission, AFP and RFI retracted the story. Jaye accused Angwe of publishing the internet article himself. [5]
It continues to operate regional and internal flights. [6]
In 2022 it was announced the company would be privatised. [7] In 2024 CEIBA was discussing selling a stake in the company to Ethiopian Airlines after an official expression of interest [7] CEIBA is one among a number of state businesses due to be sold off under a 2019 IMF deal. [7]
In 2012 the airline began operating the route with its own planes. This came after the route had been operating throughout the 90s, 00s, and early 10s, under Spanish airlines such as Spanair. [8] As of 2013 had direct flights from Malabo to Madrid via a wetlease agreement with White Airways. [9]
As of 2024, the airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union [10]
This route continues under a wet-lease agreement with Wamos Air. [11]
CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of October 2023: [12]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Cotonou | Cadjehoun Airport | — | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | Terminated | [13] |
| Equatorial Guinea | Bata | Bata Airport | — | |
| Malabo | Malabo International Airport | Hub | [1] | |
| Mengomeyén | President Obiang Nguema International Airport | — | ||
| San Antonio de Palé | Annobón Airport | Terminated | [ citation needed ] | |
| Gabon | Libreville | Libreville International Airport | Terminated | [13] |
| Ghana | Accra | Kotoka International Airport | Terminated | [13] |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Port Bouet Airport | Terminated | [13] |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Maya-Maya Airport | Terminated | [13] |
| Pointe-Noire | Pointe Noire Airport | Terminated | [ citation needed ] | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | São Tomé International Airport | Terminated | [ citation needed ] |
| Senegal | Dakar | Blaise Diagne International Airport | Terminated | [ citation needed ] |
| Spain | Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Terminated | [13] |
| Togo | Lomé | Lomé–Tokoin International Airport | — |
As of August 2025 [update] , Ceiba Intercontinental operates the following aircraft: [14]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | J | Y | Total | ||||
| ATR 42-300F | 1 | — | — | — | — | Cargo | |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | — | – | – | 68 | 68 [15] | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | Unknown | ||||
| Total | 3 | — | |||||
Ceiba Intercontinental previously operated the following aircraft: [16]
| Aircraft | Notes |
|---|---|
| ATR 42-500 [17] | |
| Boeing 737-800 [18] | |
| Boeing 777-200LR [19] | operated by White Airways |
CEIBA Intercontinental had two notable aviation accidents involving Boeing 737s:
Equatorial Guinea's flag carrier, CEIBA Intercontinental, operates domestic and regional services from its Malabo hub with ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft. The carrier also operates a single long-haul route to Madrid, owing to its historic Spanish links, with a Boeing 777-200LR which is on a long term wet lease from White.
Ceiba Intercontinental does occasionally operate flights from Malabo (SSG) to Madrid under its native C2500 callsign. However, these services are fully operated on a wet-lease basis by Wamos Air, one of the largest ACMI airlines in Europe, utilizing both EB aircraft and crew.
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