CEIBA Intercontinental is an airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, and based at Malabo International Airport.
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.
It continues to operate regional and internal flights.
In 2022 it was announced the company would be privatised. In 2024 CEIBA was discussing selling a stake in the company to Ethiopian Airlines after an official expression of interest CEIBA is one among a number of state businesses due to be sold off under a 2019 IMF deal.
In 2012 the airline began operating the route with its own planes. This came after the route had been operating throughout the 90s, 00s, and early 10s, under Spanish airlines such as Spanair. As of 2013 had direct flights from Malabo to Madrid via a wetlease agreement with White Airways.
As of 2024, the airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union
This route continues under a wet-lease agreement with Wamos Air.
CEIBA Intercontinental flies to the following destinations as of October 2023:
CEIBA Intercontinental currently has a 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
, Ceiba Intercontinental operates the following aircraft:
Ceiba Intercontinental previously operated the following aircraft:
CEIBA Intercontinental had two notable aviation accidents involving Boeing 737s: