Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 8, 2026

Cronos Airlines

Cronos Airlines is a regional airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Cronos Airlines is a passenger and cargo carrier based at Malabo International Airport in Equatorial Guinea. It operates a service in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin and Nigeria. It is banned from flying in the EU.

Last revised
Jul 8, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
414 w
Citations
13
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Cronos Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
C81 CRA1 CRONOS
Founded2007
HubsMalabo International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations6
HeadquartersMalabo, Equatorial Guinea
Key peopleAndreas Kaïafas, CEO 23
Websitecronosair.com/en/

Cronos Airlines is a regional airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Cronos Airlines is a passenger and cargo carrier based at Malabo International Airport in Equatorial Guinea. It operates a service in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin and Nigeria.4 It is banned from flying in the EU.5

History

Cronos Air was founded in 2007 by its CEO, Andreas Kaïafas.6 It started operations in 2008, Cronos was created in 2008, with a small 19-seater and a license to operate for six months. It was a provisional license. They came back with a 30-seater at the end of 2009 and by July 2010 they had a 92-seater, the BA-146, which was operating in Germany before with Eurowings. They later acquired a second 98-seater and a 'certificado de transporte aéreo' (air transport certificate).3

Destinations

Cronos Airlines operates the following services (as of 19 February 2016):

Fleet

As of August 2025, Cronos Airlines operated the following aircraft:9

Cronos Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Y Total
Embraer ERJ 145MP 1 —
Embraer 175 1 —
Total 2 0

Historical fleet

Cronos Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:

References

References

  1. "Cronos Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. "Equatorial Guinea - Andreas Kaïafas, CEO of Cronos Airlines - Worldfolio - AFA PRESS". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  3. "Airline's rise contributes to development take-off". The Worldfolio. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. "Cronos Airlines". CAPA Center for Aviation. CAPA. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  6. "Airlines based in Equatorial Guinea: Cronos Airlines". www.airlineupdate.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. Admin (2016-10-31). "Cronos Airlines Commences Commercial Flight To Accra". News Ghana. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  8. Myjoyonline.com (2016-10-31). "Cronos Airlines starts operations in Ghana". Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  9. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Cronos Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 58.
  10. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 13.
External links