CEIBA Intercontinental

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

CEIBA Intercontinental
IATA ICAO Callsign
C2[1] CEL[1] CEIBA LINE[2]
FoundedMay 2007[3]
Operating basesMalabo International Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations15 (August 2017)
HeadquartersMalabo, Equatorial Guinea
Websiteceiba.irc-conseil.com

History

In 2009, the Agence France Press (AFP) reported that the CEO of CEIBA Intercontinental Mamadou Jaye, a Senagalese 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]

The airline was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union but it currently has scheduled direct flights from Malabo to Madrid via a wetlease agreement with White Airways.

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

CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of August 2017:[6]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
BeninCotonouCadjehoun Airport—
CameroonDoualaDouala International Airport—
Equatorial GuineaBataBata Airport—
Equatorial GuineaMalaboMalabo International AirportHub[1]
Equatorial GuineaMengomeyénPresident Obiang Nguema International Airport—
Equatorial GuineaSan Antonio de PaléAnnobón Airport—
GabonLibrevilleLibreville International Airport—
GhanaAccraKotoka International Airport—
Ivory CoastAbidjanPort Bouet Airport—
Republic of the CongoBrazzavilleMaya-Maya Airport—
Republic of the CongoPointe-NoirePointe Noire Airport—
São Tomé and PríncipeSão ToméSão Tomé International Airport—
SenegalDakarBlaise Diagne International Airport—
SpainMadridAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport—
TogoLoméLomé–Tokoin International Airport—

Fleet

As of August 2018, CEIBA Intercontinental operated the following aircraft:[7]

CEIBA Intercontinental fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
ATR 42-300F 1 — — — — Cargo
ATR 42-500 1 — – – 48 48[8]
ATR 72-500 2 — – – 68 68[9]
Boeing 737-800 2 — – 12 124 146[10]
Boeing 767-300ER 1 —
Boeing 777-200LR 1 — 22 28 200 250[11] operated by White Airways
Total 8 —

Services

CEIBA Intercontinental aircraft have economy class and business class cabins. In addition, the airline's single Boeing 777-200LR includes a first class cabin.[12]

Accidents and incidents

On 5 September 2015, a Boeing 737 flying Flight 071 (Dakar - 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. [13]

References
  1. "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. "Profile on CEIBA Intercontinental". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 13.
  8. "ATR 42-500". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  9. "ATR 72-500". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  10. "Boeing 737-800W". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  11. "Boeing 777-200LR". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  12. "3 clases de servicio" [Three classes of service]. CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  13. Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Ceiba Intercontinental B738 over Senegal on Sep 5th 2015, midair collision with ambulance jet". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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