CEIBA Intercontinental
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| Founded | May 2007[3] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Malabo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| 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.
History
[edit]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]
As of July 2024, the airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union and previously had scheduled direct flights from Malabo to Madrid via a wetlease agreement with White Airways.[citation needed]
Destinations
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CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of October 2023:[6]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Cotonou | Cadjehoun Airport | — | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | Terminated | [7] |
| 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 | [7] |
| Ghana | Accra | Kotoka International Airport | Terminated | [7] |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Port Bouet Airport | Terminated | [7] |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Maya-Maya Airport | Terminated | [7] |
| 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 | [7] |
| Togo | Lomé | Lomé–Tokoin International Airport | — |
Fleet
[edit]As of August 2018, CEIBA Intercontinental operated the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| F | J | Y | Total | ||||
| ATR 42-300F | 1 | — | — | — | — | Cargo | |
| ATR 42-500 | 1 | — | – | – | 48 | 48[9] | |
| ATR 72-500 | 2 | — | – | – | 68 | 68[10] | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | — | – | 12 | 124 | 146[11] | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | |||||
| Boeing 777-200LR | 1 | — | 22 | 28 | 200 | 250[12] | operated by White Airways |
| Total | 8 | — | |||||
Services
[edit]CEIBA Intercontinental aircraft have economy class and business class cabins. In addition, the airline's single Boeing 777-200LR includes a first class cabin.[13]
Accidents and incidents
[edit]On 5 September 2015, a Boeing 737, 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. [14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "CEIBA Intercontinental". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ CEIBA Intercontinental
- ^ AFP. "Equatorial Guinea airline boss vanishes with millions." Global Travel Industry News. 12 April 2009. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.
- ^ Journalist appears in court on defamation charges." International Freedom of Expression Exchange. 28 April 2009. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Ceiba Intercontinental routes and destinations".
- ^ a b c d e f Maslen, Richard (10 October 2012). "Ceiba International Launches European Flights". Aviation Week.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 13.
- ^ "ATR 42-500". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "ATR 72-500". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Boeing 737-800W". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Boeing 777-200LR". CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "3 clases de servicio" [Three classes of service]. CEIBA Intercontinental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Ceiba Intercontinental B738 over Senegal on Sep 5th 2015, midair collision with ambulance jet". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
External links
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