CEIBA Intercontinental is an airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, and based at Malabo International Airport.

History

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]

Malabo to Madrid

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]

Destinations

Headquarters in Malabo
A CEIBA Intercontinental ATR 42-320 at Bata Airport

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 —

Fleet

As of August 2018, CEIBA Intercontinental operated the following aircraft:[14]

CEIBA Intercontinental fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
ATR 42-300F 1 — — — — Cargo
ATR 42-500 1 — – – 48 48[15]
ATR 72-500 2 — – – 68 68[16]
Boeing 737-800 2 — – 12 124 146[17]
Boeing 767-300ER 1 —
Boeing 777-200LR 1 — 22 28 200 250[18] operated by White Airways
Total 8 —

Accidents and incidents

CEIBA Intercontinental had two notable aviation accidents involving Boeing 737s:

  • 5 September 2015 – a Boeing 737-800, operating as Flight 071 from Dakar to Cotonou, collided with a HS-125 air ambulance flying from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to Dakar, Senegal. The Boeing 737 diverted to Malabo where it landed safely. The air ambulance apparently suffered a decompression incident and is believed to have crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. [19]
  • 29 August 2024 – the same as aircraft as above, now registered in Ethiopia as ET-AWR, was operating as Flight 205, from Bata Airport, Equatorial Guinea to Malabo, overran the runway after landing in heavy rain. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but all passengers and crew were evacuated via the emergency slides injury-free.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "CEIBA Intercontinental". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 15 October 2015. p. 3-1-29. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ CEIBA Intercontinental
  4. ^ AFP. "Equatorial Guinea airline boss vanishes with millions." Global Travel Industry News. 12 April 2009. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.
  5. ^ Journalist appears in court on defamation charges." International Freedom of Expression Exchange. 28 April 2009. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.
  6. ^ Peters, Luke (30 August 2024). "CEIBA Intercontinental Boeing 737-800 overruns runway in Equatorial Guinea". AeroTime. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Ethiopian Airlines sets eyes on CEIBA Intercontinental". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ Maslen, Richard (10 October 2012). "Ceiba International Launches European Flights". Aviation Week.
  9. ^ "Air CEMAC moves closer to launch in partnership with Air France". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2025. 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.
  10. ^ "Implementing regulation - EU - 2024/3137 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  11. ^ Nowakowski, Adrian (21 January 2024). "Explained: The EU Air Safety List". Airways Mag. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025. 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.
  12. ^ "Ceiba Intercontinental routes and destinations".
  13. ^ a b c d e f Maslen, Richard (10 October 2012). "Ceiba International Launches European Flights". Aviation Week.
  14. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 13.
  15. ^ "ATR 42-500". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  16. ^ "ATR 72-500". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Boeing 737-800W". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Boeing 777-200LR". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  19. ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Ceiba Intercontinental B738 over Senegal on Sep 5th 2015, midair collision with ambulance jet". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  20. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Runway excursion Accident Boeing 737-8FB (WL) ET-AWR, Thursday 29 August 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Un Avión de Ceiba Intercontinental ha sufrido un incidente durante el aterrizaje en Malabo". Ahora EG (in Portuguese). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

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