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 | www | ||||||
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 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[]
CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of August 2017:[6]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Cotonou | Cadjehoun Airport | — | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | — | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Bata | Bata Airport | — | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Malabo International Airport | Hub | [1] |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mengomeyén | President Obiang Nguema International Airport | — | |
| Equatorial Guinea | San Antonio de Palé | Annobón Airport | — | |
| Gabon | Libreville | Libreville International Airport | — | |
| Ghana | Accra | Kotoka International Airport | — | [citation needed] |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Port Bouet Airport | — | |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Maya-Maya Airport | — | |
| Republic of the Congo | Pointe-Noire | Pointe Noire Airport | — | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | São Tomé International Airport | — | |
| Senegal | Dakar | Blaise Diagne International Airport | — | |
| Spain | Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | — | |
| Togo | Lomé | Lomé–Tokoin International Airport | — |
Fleet[]
As of August 2018, CEIBA Intercontinental operated the following aircraft:[7]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| F | J | Y | Total | ||||
| ATR 42-300F | 1 | — | – | – | |||
| 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 71 (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[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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." . 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.
- ^ "Profile on CEIBA Intercontinental". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "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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