CEIBA Intercontinental
State-owned airline of Equatorial Guinea
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CEIBA Intercontinental is an airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, and based at Malabo International Airport.
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| Founded | May 2007[3] | ||||||
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Operating bases | Malabo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 (August 2017) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ||||||
| Website | ceibaintercontinentalairlines | ||||||
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]
In 2022, it was announced that CEIBA would be privatised. In 2024, Equatorial Guinea was discussing a plan to sell a stake in the company to Ethiopian Airlines after an official expression of interest; CEIBA is one of five state businesses due to be sold off under a 2019 IMF deal.[6]
Malabo to Madrid
In 2012, the airline made its first flight between Malabo and Madrid with its own planes. This came after the route had been operating throughout the 1990s, 2000s, and early 2010s, under Spanish airlines such as Spanair.[7] In 2013, CEIBA had direct flights from Malabo to Madrid via a wet-lease agreement with White Airways.[8]
As of 2024, all airlines in Equatorial Guinea are on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union,[9] but CEIBA operates this route under a wet-lease agreement with Wamos Air.[10]
Destinations
CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of October 2023:[11]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Benin | Cotonou | Cadjehoun Airport | — | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | Terminated | [12] |
| 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 | [12] |
| Ghana | Accra | Accra International Airport | Terminated | [12] |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Port Bouet Airport | Terminated | [12] |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Maya-Maya Airport | Terminated | [12] |
| 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 | [12] |
| Togo | Lomé | Lomé–Tokoin International Airport | — |
CEIBA Intercontinental currently has an Interline agreement with APG Airlines[13] and a partnership with Egyptair for technical support, training, and route expansion.[14] Previously, it had a partnership with STP Airways.[15]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of July 2026[update], Ceiba Intercontinental operates the following aircraft:[16]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| F | J | Y | Total | ||||
| ATR 42-300F | 1 | — | — | — | — | Cargo | |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | — | – | – | 68 | 68[17] | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | Unknown | ||||
| Boeing 777-200LR | 1 | — | Unknown | ||||
| Total | 4 | — | |||||
Former fleet
As of August 2025[update], Ceiba Intercontinental operated 1 ATR 42-300F, 1 ATR 72-500, 1 Boeing 767-300ER[18]
Ceiba Intercontinental previously operated the following aircraft:[19]
| Aircraft | Notes |
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| ATR 42-500[20] | |
| Boeing 737-800[21] | |
| Boeing 777-200LR[22] | operated by White Airways |
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.[23]
- 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.[24][25]
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