CEIBA Intercontinental

CEIBA Intercontinental
IATA ICAO Call sign
C2 CEL CEIBA LINE
FoundedMay 2007
Operating bases
Malabo International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations15 (August 2017)
HeadquartersMalabo, Equatorial Guinea
Websiteceibaintercontinentalairlines.com

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. 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.

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.

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. In 2013, CEIBA had direct flights from Malabo to Madrid via a wet-lease agreement with White Airways.

As of 2024, all airlines in Equatorial Guinea are on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, but CEIBA operates this route under a wet-lease agreement with Wamos Air.

Destinations

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

CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of October 2023:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
BeninCotonouCadjehoun Airport—
CameroonDoualaDouala International AirportTerminated
Equatorial GuineaBataBata Airport—
MalaboMalabo International AirportHub
MengomeyénPresident Obiang Nguema International Airport—
San Antonio de PaléAnnobón AirportTerminated[citation needed]
GabonLibrevilleLibreville International AirportTerminated
GhanaAccraAccra International AirportTerminated
Ivory CoastAbidjanPort Bouet AirportTerminated
Republic of the CongoBrazzavilleMaya-Maya AirportTerminated
Pointe-NoirePointe Noire AirportTerminated[citation needed]
São Tomé and PríncipeSão ToméSão Tomé International AirportTerminated[citation needed]
SenegalDakarBlaise Diagne International AirportTerminated[citation needed]
SpainMadridAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportTerminated
TogoLoméLomé–Tokoin International Airport—

CEIBA Intercontinental currently has an Interline agreement with APG Airlines and a partnership with Egyptair for technical support, training, and route expansion. Previously, it had a partnership with STP Airways.

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Ceiba Intercontinental operates the following aircraft:

CEIBA Intercontinental fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
ATR 42-300F 1 — — — — Cargo
ATR 72-500 1 — – – 68 68
Boeing 767-300ER 1 — Unknown
Boeing 777-200LR 1 — Unknown
Total 4 —

Former fleet

As of August 2025, Ceiba Intercontinental operated 1 ATR 42-300F, 1 ATR 72-500, 1 Boeing 767-300ER

Ceiba Intercontinental previously operated the following aircraft:

CEIBA Intercontinental former fleet
Aircraft Notes
ATR 42-500
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 777-200LR operated by White Airways

Accidents and incidents

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

References

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  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. ↑ "Ethiopian Airlines sets eyes on CEIBA Intercontinental". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Maslen, Richard (10 October 2012). "Ceiba International Launches European Flights". Aviation Week.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Implementing regulation - EU - 2024/3137 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Ceiba Intercontinental routes and destinations".
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maslen, Richard (10 October 2012). "Ceiba International Launches European Flights". Aviation Week.
  13. ↑ "All Partner Airlines - APG Airlines".
  14. ↑ "Egypt and Equatorial Guinea explore aviation partnership".
  15. ↑ "STP Airways inks partnership deal with CEIBA Inc'l".
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  18. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Ceiba Intercontinental". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 58.
  19. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 13.
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  21. ↑ "Boeing 737-800W". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Boeing 777-200LR". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  23. ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Ceiba Intercontinental B738 over Senegal on Sep 5th 2015, midair collision with ambulance jet". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  24. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Runway excursion Accident Boeing 737-8FB (WL) ET-AWR, Thursday 29 August 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  25. ↑ "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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