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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Cuba}}
{{Other uses|Cubana (disambiguation)}}
{{For|the Russian airline with a similar name|Kuban Airlines}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline=Cubana de Aviación
| logo=Cubana Airlines logo.svg
| logo_size=250
| fleet_size=16
| destinations=20
| IATA=CU
| ICAO=CUB
| callsign=CUBANA
| parent= Corporación de la Aviación Civil [[S.A. (corporation)|S.A.]] (CACSA)
| founded={{start date and age|1929|10|8|df=y}}
| commenced= {{start date and age|1930|10|30|df=y}}
| headquarters=[[Havana]], [[Cuba]]
| key_people=Arturo Bada Álvarez ([[CEO]])
| hubs={{nowrap|[[José Martí International Airport]]}}
|focus_cities={{unbulleted list|[[Antonio Maceo Airport]]|[[Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport]]|[[Frank País Airport]]}}
| website={{url|www.cubana.cu|cubana.cu}}
}}

'''Cubana de Aviación S.A.''', commonly known as '''Cubana''', is [[Cuba]]'s [[flag carrier]],<ref name="Cuba Replaces Soviet-Era Passenger Aircraft"/> as well as the country's largest airline.<ref name="Cubana Takes Delivery of First An-158" /> It was founded in October 1929, becoming one of the earliest airlines to emerge in [[Latin America]].<ref name="FI1962-886-887"/>{{rp|887}} It has its corporate headquarters in [[Havana]], and its main base is located at [[José Martí International Airport]].{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}<!-- This assertion needs an up-to-date source --> Originally a subsidiary of [[Pan American World Airways]] and later a private company owned by Cuban investors, Cubana has been wholly owned by the [[Government of Cuba|Cuban government]] since May 1959.

Cubana was a founder and is a current member of the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iata.org/about/history.htm |title=The International Air Transport Association History (The Founding of IATA) |access-date=5 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102135630/http://www.iata.org/about/history.htm |archive-date=2 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[SITA (IT company)|International Association of Aeronautical Telecommunications]] (SITA) and the International Association of Latin American Air Transportation (AITAL).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubana.cu/html/ingles/compania_e01.html |title=Cubana is a founder and member of the International Association of Aeronautical Telecommunications (SITA) and of the International Association of Latin American Air Transportation (AITAL) |year=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220193322/http://www.cubana.cu/html/ingles/compania_e01.html |archive-date=20 December 2008 }}</ref>

==History==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2012}}
{{Main|History of Cubana de Aviación}}
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===Early years to Cuban revolution===
[[File:Bristol Britannia 318 CU-T670 Lima 04.72.jpg|thumb|A Cubana Bristol Britannia 318 at [[Jorge Chávez International Airport]] in 1972. The carrier received the first of these aircraft in December 1958.<ref name="Flight1959-159" />]]

The airline was established by [[Clement Melville Keys]] on 8 October 1929 as Compañía Nacional Cubana de Aviación Curtiss S.A., initially as a flying school as well as a charter [[Air carrier|carrier]], beginning scheduled services in 1930.<ref name="FI2004-59"/><ref name="Flight1958-535"/> The airline's name indicated its association with the [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company|Curtiss]] aircraft manufacturing company. Cubana's early fleet used [[Curtiss Robin]], amphibian [[Sikorsky S-38]], [[Ford Trimotor]], and [[Lockheed Model 10 Electra|Lockheed Electra]] (L-10) aircraft. [[Pan American Airways|Pan American]] acquired Cubana in 1932,<ref name="Flight1957-600" /> and the word Curtiss was deleted from the carrier's name. By the end of the decade, the carrier had a fleet of four Ford Trimotors and three Lockheed Electras that operated on the domestic Havana–[[Camaguey]], Havana–[[Guantanamo]]–[[Baracoa]] and [[Santiago de Cuba|Santiago]]–Baracoa routes.<ref name="Flight1939-433" />

In 1944, the first International Conference on Civil Aviation was convened, which later would lead to the creation of the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO). Cuba was a participant in this conference and a founding member of ICAO. In April 1945, the conference that created the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) was held in [[Havana]]. Cubana became a founding member of IATA, and participated in the creation of that organization through its involvement with the Havana conference and the resulting accords. Both conferences and the organizations they spawned helped establish Cubana as an internationally recognized airline company.

In May 1945 Cubana started its first scheduled international flights to [[Miami]], using [[Douglas DC-3]] aircraft, making the airline the first Latin American one to establish scheduled passenger services to this city. In April 1948, a transatlantic route was started between [[Havana]] and [[Madrid]] (via [[Bermuda]], the [[Azores]] and [[Lisbon]]) using [[Douglas DC-4]] aircraft. The Madrid route was extended to [[Rome]] in 1950. The new route to Europe made Cubana one of the earliest Latin American carriers to establish scheduled transatlantic service.

In 1953, [[Airwork Services|Airwork]] sold Cubana three [[Vickers Viscount variants|Viscount 755]]s in advance of delivery.<ref name="Flight1956-27" /> Cubana was also the first Latin American airline to operate turboprop aircraft, starting in the mid-1950s with the [[Vickers Viscount]] (VV-755), which were put in service in its Miami and domestic routes, and later the Super Viscount (VV-818).

By March 1953, the carrier's fleet consisted of [[DC-3]]s and [[DC-4]]s.<ref name="Flight1953"/> A year later, the strength of the fleet was 11 —six DC-3s, three [[Lockheed Constellation]]s, one [[Curtiss C-46 Commando|C-46]] and one [[Stinson Aircraft Company|Stinson]]— while two [[Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation|Super Constellation]]s were on order.<ref name="Flight1954-676"/> Upon delivery of the first of these aircraft, in late 1954, the airline deployed it on the [[Mexico City]]–Madrid route.<ref name="Flight1954-816"/> Cubana transported more than 227,000 passenger in 1955, and by that year end it had 715 employees.<ref name="Flight1957-600" /> In May 1957, the airline ordered two [[Bristol Britannia|Bristol Britannia 318]]s, intended to serve New York and [[Spain]].<ref name="Flight1958-246"/><ref name="Flight1957-851" /><ref name="Flight1957-816" /> An order for another two aircraft of the type was placed in mid-1958; the combined deal was worth {{US$|14}}&nbsp;million.<ref name="Flight1958-246"/> Aimed at replacing the [[Douglas DC-7]]s on the Havana–New York route,<ref name="Flight1958-988" /> Cubana received the first of these aircraft in December 1958;<ref name="Flight1959-159" /> it was put in service on that route immediately after being phased in.<ref name="Flight1959-52" />

===Cuban revolution to 1980s===
In May 1959, Cuba's new revolutionary government decided to take over Cubana, expropriating all its investors. The private passenger airline Aerovías Q and private cargo carriers Cuba Aeropostal and Expreso Aéreo Interamericano, were then merged into Cubana, which was rebranded as Empresa Consolidada Cubana de Aviación and had an initial state investment of 80%; it started operations on 27 June 1961.<ref name="FI1964-510" /> The airline had expanded earlier that year its scheduled transatlantic services, adding [[Prague]] to its European route network that solely included Madrid.{{efn|There exists a discrepancy as to whether these flights started in February 1961,<ref name="FI1962-560"/><ref name="Flight1961-27"/> or in April the same year.<ref name="FI1972-73"/>|group="nb"}} Having stopovers at [[Bermuda]] and the [[Azores]], the route was flown with Bristol Britannia 318s.<ref name="FI1972-73"/> Cubana later sold one of its Britannias to [[Czech Airlines|Czechoslovak Airlines]] (CSA) so that this carrier could start their own Prague–Havana flights.<ref name="Flight1961-797"/> Cubana trained CSA's personnel in the operation of the Britannias.<ref name="FI1972-73"/> CSA's new service started in February 1962 initially flying the Prague–[[Manchester]]–[[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Prestwick]]–Havana route, and then switching to the Prague–[[Shannon Airport|Shannon]]–[[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]]–Havana run.<ref name="FI1962-562"/><ref name="FI1962-238" />

With the U.S. breaking relations (in 1961) and the imposition of the [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. embargo]] on Cuba (in 1962), Cubana was forced to cancel all its U.S. services and turned to the [[Soviet Union]] to obtain new aircraft. The first Soviet-built aircraft were delivered in the early 1960s ([[Ilyushin Il-14]] and [[Ilyushin Il-18|Il-18]]), and were used in Cubana's domestic routes. Cubana thus became the first airline in the Americas at that time to operate Soviet-built aircraft. During the decade, the [[An-12]] and the [[An-24]]s were also added to the fleet.<ref name="FI1966-50" /> Cubana's cooperation made it possible for [[Aeroflot]] to establish 18-hour non-stop scheduled services between [[Moscow]] and [[Havana]] in 1963, using [[Tupolev Tu-114]] turboprop airliners, which were the longest non-stop flights in the world at that time. Cooperation with the [[East German]] airline [[Interflug]] also made it possible for this carrier to establish its first scheduled transatlantic services, linking [[East Berlin]] with Havana.

In March 1970 the number of employees was 1,971; at this time the carrier{{'s}} fleet consisted of {{cardinal to word|5}} [[Antonov An-24B]]s, {{cardinal to word|4}} [[Bristol Britannia Series 310|Britannias 318]]s, {{cardinal to word|2}} [[Curtiss C-46 Commando|C-46]]s, {{cardinal to word|4}} [[DC-3]]s, {{cardinal to word|1}} [[DC-4]], {{cardinal to word|10}} [[Ilyushin Il-14|Il-14]]s and {{cardinal to word|4}} [[Ilyushin Il-18|Il-18]]s.<ref name="FI1970-479/480" />{{rp|480}} Regular services to [[Peru]], [[Chile]], [[Panama]], [[Guyana]] and several Caribbean destinations were started in the early and mid- 1970s. Cubana also began operating Tupolev [[Tu-154]], Ilyushin [[Il-76]], Yakovlev [[Yak-40]] and [[Yak-42]] jets in the mid-1970s. These aircraft made it possible to upgrade Cubana's domestic services and to expand or start new services to Central and South America, and to some Caribbean nations. Regular services to Canada were also started, as Cuba began to develop its tourism sector. Routes to Africa were started in the mid-1970s, serving [[Angola]], [[Guinea-Bissau]] and [[Cabo Verde]]. Cubana subsequently ceded one of its Il-62M jets to Angola's national airline [[TAAG]] so that it could start its own [[Luanda]]-Havana flights, in cooperation with Cubana's services on that route. This allowed TAAG to start its own, first-ever transatlantic route. In the late 1970s Cubana started services to [[Iraq]], becoming the first Latin American carrier to serve [[Asia]], although these services were discontinued in the early 1980s.

===1990s===
[[File:Cubana Il-62M CU-T1259 YYZ 1994-6-12.png|thumb|A Cubana [[Ilyushin Il-62M]] on short final to [[Toronto Pearson Airport]] in 1994]]

As of March 1990, Cubana had 5,658 employees and its fleet consisted of 12 [[Antonov An-24|An-24RV]]s, 26 [[Antonov An-26]]s, four [[Ilyushin Il-18|Il-18]]s, 11 Ilyushin Il-62Ms, two [[Ilyushin Il-76|Il-76D]]s, eight Tupolev Tu-154s (five Tu-154B2s and three Tu-154Ms) and 12 [[Yakovlev Yak-40]]s. At this time, the airline flew internationally to [[Barbados]], [[Basel]], [[Berlin]], [[Bissau]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Lima]], [[Luanda]], [[Madrid]], [[Managua]], [[Mexico City]], [[Montreal]], [[Panama City]], [[Paris]] and [[Prague]]; it also served a domestic network consisting of [[Baracoa]], [[Camagüey]], [[Holguín]], [[Nicaro-Levisa|Nicaro]], [[Nueva Gerona]], [[Santiago de Cuba]] and [[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]].<ref name="FI1990-137-84" />

In the early 1990s, Cubana pursued a multi-faceted strategy to face the [[Special Period|challenges]] posed by the dissolution of the [[Eastern Bloc|Socialist bloc]] and the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]. This strategy targeted a restructuring of Cubana's fleet, the revamping of the airline's technical capabilities, and upgrading the quality of passenger services. After the early 1990s, spare parts for Cubana's Soviet-built aircraft became increasingly harder to source. Limited financial resources and lack of Western financing to replace these aircraft, coupled with restrictions imposed by the U.S. embargo on the sale of American-built aircraft and components (including engines and avionics), made it necessary to keep some of the airline's Soviet-built airplanes in service. Cubana had received its last three new Il-62Ms in late 1990 and early 1991 [along with two other (also new) similar aircraft in 1988 and 1989], and was able to keep them in service long after the Soviet Union's dissolution and the end of all Il-62 production in the mid-1990s. Cubana started leasing some Western aircraft ([[Airbus]], [[Boeing]]) for limited periods of time in the mid-1990s, to help sustain its services to Europe, Canada and some Latin American destinations, given the rapid growth of Cuba's tourism sector.

===2000s and onwards===
In the early 2000s, Cubana refurbished several of its Il-62Ms to use on some of its international routes (all but one of these aircraft were removed from service in 2011), and in 2004 it embarked on a long-term renovation programme. The strategy is based on the purchase of $100 million a year in new generation Russian-built aircraft until 2012.<ref name="Russia expands a key aircraft market in Cuba"/> As of 2012, Cubana had completely renovated its fleet with new-generation Russian airliners. As part of its renovation strategy, Cubana has sought to upgrade its technical support capabilities. The airline established a joint venture company with [[Iberia Airlines]] of Spain in 2005, to maintain and overhaul Western-built aircraft, such as [[Airbus]] and [[Boeing]].

In July 2004, the airline placed an order for two convertible [[Ilyushin Il-96-300]]s in a {{US$|110|link=yes}}&nbsp;million deal;<ref name="Cuba Il-96-300s"/><ref name="Cubana takes first VIP Ilyushin Il-96"/> 85% of that price was financed by a loan from [[Roseximbank]],<ref name="Russian loans for Cubana"/> while Cuba's [[Aviaimport]] raised the money for the balance.<ref name="Cubana’s Il-96-300 ready as VASO gets a boost"/> In December 2005, Cubana received the first of these aircraft,<ref name="Cubana takes first VIP Ilyushin Il-96"/><ref name="Russia completes 'hot and high' testing with Cubana Ilyushin Il-96-300 in Ecuador" /> becoming the first customer of the type beyond the [[Russia]]n borders.<ref name="Cuba Replaces Soviet-Era Passenger Aircraft"/> In April 2006, Cuba signed another deal —worth {{US$|250}}&nbsp;million this time— on behalf of Cubana for the purchase of another two [[Ilyushin Il-96-300|Il-96-300]]s and three [[Tupolev Tu-204]]s.<ref name="Other News - 04/11/2006"/> Two of these [[Tupolev Tu-204|Tu-204]]s, one passenger and one cargo version, were handed over to the carrier in {{MONTHNAME|6}} and August 2007, respectively.<ref name="Pictures: First Tupolev Tu-204 for Cubana prepared for delivery"/><ref name="PICTURE: Cubana takes delivery of first Tu-204 freighter"/> During the August 2007 [[MAKS (air show)|MAKS Airshow]] Cubana signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] with Ilyushin Finance Company (IFC) for the purchase of another two Tu-204s and three [[Antonov An-148]]s.<ref name="MAKS: Atlant-Soyuz customer for four 737-700s; Ilyushin sells 96 more aircraft"/> A Tu-204 freighter was never delivered to the company due to financing problems.<ref name="Russia delivers, barely"/>

In July 2012, Cubana de Aviación signed a contract with IFC for the delivery of {{cardinal to word|3}} Antonov An-158 aircraft.<ref name="Cubana de Aviacion получила третий самолет АН-158" /> In February 2013, Cubana signed a deal for the order of three 350-seater [[Ilyushin Il-96|Ilyushin Il-96-400]]s.<ref name="Cubana buys Antonov An-158 and Il-96-400s" /> In {{MONTHNAME|4}} the same year, Cubana received its first [[Antonov An-158]];<ref name="Cubana Takes Delivery of First An-158" /><ref>{{cite news|title="Антонов" передал второй Ан-158 на Кубу |language=ru |trans-title=Antonov handed over the second An-158 to Cuba |url=http://www.unian.net/news/585579-antonov-peredal-vtoroy-an-158-na-kubu.html |newspaper=www.unian.net |date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130726203526/http://www.unian.net/news/585579-antonov-peredal-vtoroy-an-158-na-kubu.html |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Antonov Enterprise passes second regional An-158 aircraft to Cubana de Aviacion" /> Cubana received another {{cardinal to word|2}} An-158s during {{YEAR|2013}}.<ref name="Украина отправит на Кубу уже пятый Ан-158" /> The delivery of the {{ordinal to word|3}} example marked the signing of another contract for {{cardinal to word|3}} more aircraft of the type, scheduled for delivery in {{YEAR|2014}}.<ref name="Cubana de Aviacion получила третий самолет АН-158" /> A {{ordinal to word|4}} An-158 was delivered in April 2014; {{as of|2014|7|lc=yes}}, Antonov was to deliver to the airline a {{ordinal to word|5}} aircraft of the type.<ref name="Украина отправит на Кубу уже пятый Ан-158" />

==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Cubana de Aviación destinations}}

Cubana operates flights to over 20 destinations in Cuba, Europe, the Caribbean, North, Central and South America.

===Codeshare agreements===
Cubana de Aviación [[Codeshare agreement|codeshares]] with the following airlines:<ref name="CAPA Cubana profile">{{cite web|url= http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/cubana-de-aviacion-cu|title= Profile on Cubana de Aviacion|website= CAPA Centre for Aviation|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170413124623/https://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/cubana-de-aviacion-cu|archive-date= 13 April 2017|url-status= live}}</ref>

* [[Aeroflot]]
* [[Air Caraïbes]]
* [[Avianca]]
* [[Avianca El Salvador]]
* [[Neos (airline)|Neos]]
* [[Sunrise Airways]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221125-cus6codeshare|title=CUBANA / SUNRISE AIRWAYS BEGINS CODESHARE PARTNERSHIP FROM NOV 2022|website=Aeroroutes|date=25 November 2022|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
{{As of|2019|10}}, Cubana operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1479766155_26884.html | title=Cubana's fleet: VIPs come first | work=Diario de Cuba | date=21 November 2016 | access-date=6 February 2017 | author=Suárez, Michel}}</ref>{{needs update|date=December 2022}}

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin:auto;"
|+ Cubana fleet
|-
!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|In fleet
!rowspan="2"|Orders
!colspan="3"|Passengers
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! <abbr title="Business">C</abbr>
! <abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
! Total
|-
|[[Antonov An-148|Antonov An-158]]
|6
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|99
|99<ref name="Antonov Enterprise passes second regional An-158 aircraft to Cubana de Aviacion" />
|First delivered in 2013.<ref name="Cubana Takes Delivery of First An-158" /><br>All grounded since May 2018 due to technical issues.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article211426019.html Miami Herald] {{subscription required}}</ref>
|-
|[[ATR 42|ATR 42-500]]
|1
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|unknown
|unknown
|CU-T1240
|-
|[[ATR 72|ATR 72-500]]
|1
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|66
|66
|CU-T1548
|-
|[[Ilyushin Il-96|Ilyushin Il-96-300]]<ref name="Russian manufacturer to modernize the Ilyushin Il-96">{{cite news|title= Russian manufacturer to modernize the Ilyushin Il-96|first= Polina|last= Montag-Girmes|publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 10 February 2017|url= http://atwonline.com/manufacturers/russian-manufacturer-modernize-ilyushin-il-96|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170211132711/http://atwonline.com/manufacturers/russian-manufacturer-modernize-ilyushin-il-96|archive-date= 11 February 2017}}</ref>
|3{{cn|date=June 2024}}
|&mdash;
|18
|244
|262<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonov AN-24D |publisher=Cubana de Aviación |url=http://www.cubana.cu/guide/?article=IL-96 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105194710/http://www.cubana.cu/guide/?article=Il-96 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
|CU-T1250 returned to Cubana from Russia in December 2023.{{cn|date=June 2024}}<br>CU-T1251 in storage since 2021.{{cn|date=June 2024}}<br>CU-T1717 in storage since 2017.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-204-100]]
|2
|&mdash;
|12
|212
|224<ref>{{cite web |title=Tupolev TU-204 CE |publisher=Cubana de Aviación |url=http://www.cubana.cu/guide/?article=TU-204 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212052148/http://www.cubana.cu/guide/?article=TU-204 |archive-date=12 February 2013 |access-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
|CU-T1702 completed D check in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flugrevue.de/zivil/drei-jahre-im-d-check-cubana-erhaelt-endlich-eine-tu-204-zurueck|title=Diese Tupolew war über drei Jahre in der Wartung|trans-title=This Tupolev was in maintenance for over three years|website=Flug Revue|language=German|date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="7"|Cargo fleet
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-204|Tupolev Tu-204-100CE]]
|2
|&mdash;
|colspan="3"|<abbr title="No seats, cargo configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|CU-C1700 and CU-C1703, both stored<ref name="russianplanes.net">{{cite web | url=https://russianplanes.net/airline/Cubana_de_Aviacion | title=Карточка оператора: Cubana de Aviacion ✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация }}</ref>
|-
!Total
!16
!&mdash;
!colspan="4"|
|}
{{multiple image
 | align     = center
 | direction = horizontal
 | width     = 175
 | image1    = Tupolev Tu-204-100E, Cubana de Aviacion JP7375994.jpg
 | caption1  = A Cubana [[Tu-204|Tupolev 204]] in 2012
 | image2    = Cubana - Antonov An-158.jpg
 | caption2  = A Cubana [[Antonov An-158]] in 2013
 | image3    = Ilyushin Il96-300 ‘CU-T1250’ Cubana (27159752021).jpg
 | caption3  = A Cubana [[Ilyushin Il-96-300]] departing [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid–Barajas]] in 2016
 | image4    = Cubana Cargo Tu-204 CU-C1703 YYZ.jpg
 | caption4  = A Cubana Cargo [[Tupolev Tu-204|Tupolev Tu-204-100CE]] in 2010
 }}

===Former fleet===
The airline operated the following aircraft all through its history:

{{Div col}}
* [[Antonov An-12]]<ref name="FI1967-569" />
* [[Antonov An-24B]]<ref name="FI1970-479/480" />
* [[Antonov An-24RV]]<ref name="FI2004-59" />
* [[Bristol Britannia Series 310|Bristol Britannia 318]]<ref name="Flight1959-159" />
* [[Ilyushin Il-14]]<ref name="FI1967-569" />
* [[Ilyushin Il-18]]<ref name="FI1967-569" />
* [[Ilyushin Il-62M]]<ref name="FI2004-59" />
* [[Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation|Lockheed L-1049]]<ref name="Flight1958-535" />
* [[Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation|Lockheed L-1049G]]<ref name="Flight1958-535" />
* [[Vickers Viscount variants#Viscount 700|Vickers Viscount 755]]<ref name="Flight1958-535" />
* [[Yakovlev Yak-42D]]<ref name="FI2004-59" />
{{Div col end}}

==Accidents and incidents==
{{Main|Cubana de Aviación accidents and incidents}}

==See also==
* [[List of airlines of Cuba]]
* [[Transport in Cuba]]
* [[Puertorriqueña de Aviación]],  an airline that was inspired by Cubana and [[Mexicana de Aviación]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
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<ref name="Antonov Enterprise passes second regional An-158 aircraft to Cubana de Aviacion">{{cite news|title=Antonov Enterprise passes second regional An-158 aircraft to Cubana de Aviacion |publisher=Interfax Europe |date=24 July 2013 |url=http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/antonov-enterprise-passes-second-regional-an-158-aircraft-to-cubana-de-aviacion/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005938/http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/antonov-enterprise-passes-second-regional-an-158-aircraft-to-cubana-de-aviacion/ |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Cuba Il-96-300s">{{cite news|title=Cuba Il-96-300s |date=27 July 2004 |agency=Flight International |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cuba-il-96-300s-185164/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201074025/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cuba-il-96-300s-185164/ |archive-date=1 February 2016 |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Cubana buys Antonov An-158 and Il-96-400s">{{cite news|title=Cubana buys Antonov An-158 and Il-96-400s |first=Rob |last=Vogelaar |agency=[[Ria Novosti]] |publisher=AviationNews.eu |date=22 February 2013 |url=http://www.aviationnews.eu/2013/02/22/cubana-buys-antonov-an-158-and-il-96-400s/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230137/http://www.aviationnews.eu/2013/02/22/cubana-buys-antonov-an-158-and-il-96-400s/ |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Cubana de Aviacion получила третий самолет АН-158">{{cite news|title= Cubana de Aviacion получила третий самолет АН-158|language= uk|trans-title=Cubana de Aviacion received a third An-158|work= ДЕЛО|date= 28 August 2013|url= http://delo.ua/business/ifk-peredala-kubinskoj-aviakompanii-cubana-de-aviacion-tretij-sa-213498/|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140809142601/http://delo.ua/business/ifk-peredala-kubinskoj-aviakompanii-cubana-de-aviacion-tretij-sa-213498/|archive-date= 9 August 2014}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Cubana takes first VIP Ilyushin Il-96">{{cite news|title= Cubana takes first VIP Ilyushin Il-96|first= Vladimir|last= Karnozov|location= Moscow|agency= [[Flight International]]|publisher= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 10 January 2006|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cubana-takes-first-vip-ilyushin-il-96-203969/|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150122225906/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cubana-takes-first-vip-ilyushin-il-96-203969/|archive-date= 22 January 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Cuba Replaces Soviet-Era Passenger Aircraft">{{cite news|title=Cuba Replaces Soviet-Era Passenger Aircraft |publisher=Airwise News |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=29 March 2006 |url=http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1143592654.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131225354/http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1143592654.html |archive-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Cubana’s Il-96-300 ready as VASO gets a boost">{{cite news|title=Cubana's Il-96-300 ready as VASO gets a boost |date=2 August 2005 |agency=Flight International |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cubanas-il-96-300-ready-as-vaso-gets-a-boost-200606/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123111501/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cubanas-il-96-300-ready-as-vaso-gets-a-boost-200606/ |archive-date=23 January 2015 |access-date=19 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1962-238">{{cite journal|title=Air commerce... |journal=Flight International |date=15 February 1962 |page=238 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200236.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090817/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200236.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |quote=First picture of the Britannia 318, formerly operated by Cubana, in the markings of CSA. Earlier this month the Czechoslovak airline inaugurated a scheduled service between Prague and Havana with transit rights at Manchester and Prestwick, where this picture was taken |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1962-560">{{cite journal|title=The World's airlines... – Compania Cubana de Aviacion SA{{--}}Cubana |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=12 April 1962 |page=560 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200562.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DlYZP4EY?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200562.html |archive-date=18 January 2013 |access-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1962-562">{{cite journal|title=The World's Airlines{{mdash}}Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie{{ndash}}CSA |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=12 April 1962 |page=562 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200564.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123080832/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200564.html |archive-date=23 January 2013 |access-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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 |title=Latin-American low fare challenge&nbsp;(page&nbsp;886)
 |journal=[[Flight International]]
 |date=7 June 1962
 |pages=886–887
 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200888.html
 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68cmDAC4W?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200888.html
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal
 |title=Latin-American low fare challenge&nbsp;(page&nbsp;887)
 |journal=Flight International
 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200889.html
 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68clsmgKU?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200889.html
 |archive-date=23 June 2012
 |access-date=23 June 2012
 |quote=Conspicuously absent is Cubana de Aviacion, one of the oldest airlines in Latin America, whose Viscounts were recently sold by the Castro regime and at least one of whose four Britannias, diverted to the Havana - Gander, Newfoundland - Prague run, now flies bearing the colours of [[Czech Airlines|CSA]], the Czech state airline.
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<ref name=FI1964-510>{{cite journal|title=World airline survey... – Empresa Consolidada Cubana de Aviación |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=2 April 1964 |page=510 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%200901.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030094140/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%200901.html |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1966-50>{{cite journal|title=Air transport... |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=13 January 1966 |page=50 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%200076.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413174653/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%200076.html |archive-date=13 April 2015 |quote=Cubana's only Antonov An-12 seen at Shannon Airport at the end of last month on its first flight outside Cuba since delivery about two years ago. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1967-569">{{cite magazine|title= World airline survey – Empresa Consolidada Cubana de Aviacion|journal= [[Flight International]]|volume= 91|number= 3031|date= 13 April 1967|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%200583.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150117191752/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%200583.html|archive-date= 17 January 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="FI1972-73">{{cite journal|title=New CSA service to Havana |journal=Flight International |date=11 January 1962 |page=73 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200073.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130132703/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200073.html |archive-date=30 January 2013 |access-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite magazine|title= World airlines 1970 – Cubana (Empresa Consolidada Cubana de Aviacion)|journal= [[Flight International]]|volume= 97|number= 3185|date= 26 March 1970|page= 479|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200529.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150201205701/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200529.html|archive-date= 1 February 2015}}&nbsp; }}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite magazine|title= World airlines 1970 – Cubana (Empresa Consolidada Cubana de Aviacion)|journal= Flight International|date= 26 March 1980|page= 480|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200530.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150201210409/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200530.html|archive-date= 1 February 2015}}&nbsp; }}
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<ref name="FI1990-137-84">{{cite journal|title= World airline directory–Cubana (Empresa Consolidada Cubana de Aviacion|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|date= 14–20 March 1990|volume= 137|issue= 4237|page= 84|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200736.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170930141852/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200736.html|archive-date= 30 September 2017|url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI2004-59">{{cite journal|title= Directory: world airlines – Cubana de Aviacion|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 165|number= 4926|date= 23–29 March 2004|page= 59|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200181.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150117165523/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200181.html|archive-date= 17 January 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1939-433">{{cite journal|title=Airline companies of the World – Cia. Nacional Cubana de Aviacion, S.A. |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |volume=XXXV |number=1583 |date=27 April 1939 |page=433 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201270.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109195224/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201270.html |archive-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1953">{{cite journal|title=The World's Airlines...{{ndash}}Compañía Cubana de Aviación, S.A. |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=6 March 1953 |page=311 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200313.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929164654/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200313.html |archive-date=29 September 2013 |access-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1954-676">{{cite journal|title=The World's Airlines...{{ndash}}Compañia Cubana de Aviación, S.A. |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=21 May 1954 |page=676 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%201519.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090227/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%201519.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1954-816">{{cite journal|title=Brevities |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=3 December 1954 |page=816 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%203225.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090058/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%203225.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=26 June 2012 |quote=Cuba's international airline, Compania Cubana de Aviacion, last week inaugurated a Super Constellation service from Mexico City to Madrid via Havana, Bermuda, the Azores and Lisbon. The first of this company's three Super Connies has established an unofficial record for the 2,300-mile journey from Havana to Los Angeles, covering the route in 7 hr 20 min at an average speed of just over 313 m.p.h. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name=Flight1956-27>{{cite journal|title=Airwork Viscounts sold |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=6 January 1956 |page=27 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%200027.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424152135/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%200027.html |archive-date=24 April 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1957-600">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory{{--}}Compania Cubana de Aviación S.A.{{spaced ndash}}Cubana |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=3 May 1957 |pages=600 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200598.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IOy3KXU9?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200598.html |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1957-816">{{cite journal|title=Civil aviation – Britannias for Cubana |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=14 June 1957 |page=816 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200810.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085908/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200810.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1957-851">{{cite journal|title=Brevities... |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=21 June 1957 |page=851 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200845.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090217/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200845.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |quote=Compania Cubana de Aviacion —who recently announced their order for two Britannia 310s— have also ordered two [[Boeing 707]]s and taken an option on a third. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1958-246">{{cite journal|title=Brevities... |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=15 August 1958 |page=246 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200242.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085706/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200242.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=24 June 2012 |quote=As this issue went to press Bristol announced a Cubana repeat-order for two more Britannia 318s for delivery next spring. The two aircraft ordered in May 1957 will be delivered by the end of this year. Both orders together are valued at $14m. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1958-535">{{cite journal|title= World Airline Directory{{mdash}}Compania Cubana de Aviacion, S.A.{{spaced ndash}}Cubana|journal= [[Flight (magazine)|Flight]]|volume= 73|number= 2569|date= 18 April 1958|page= 535|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200519.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150117171201/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200519.html|archive-date= 17 January 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1958-988">{{cite journal|title=Cubana's revolution |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=26 December 1958 |page=988 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200980.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085901/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200980.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1959-52">{{cite journal|title=From all quarters |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=9 January 1959 |volume=75 |page=52 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%200140.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201211332/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%200140.html |archive-date=1 February 2016 |quote=The first of four Britannia 318s ordered by Compania Cubana inaugurated scheduled services on 22 December between Havana—whither it had been delivered the previous week—and New York. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1959-159">{{cite journal|title= Air commerce – Cubana Britannias|journal= [[Flight (magazine)|Flight]]|date= 30 January 1959|page= 159|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%200344.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150117175251/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%200344.html|archive-date= 17 January 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1961-27">{{cite journal|title=Brevities |journal=Flight |date=6 July 1961 |page=27 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%200927.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090814/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%200927.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1961-797">{{cite journal|title=Brevities |journal=Flight |date=23 November 1961 |page=797 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201693.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053429/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201693.html |archive-date=25 October 2012 |access-date=23 June 2012 |quote=A Bristol Britannia 318 has been acquired by the Czech airline CSA from Cubana. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="MAKS: Atlant-Soyuz customer for four 737-700s; Ilyushin sells 96 more aircraft">{{cite news|title=MAKS: Atlant-Soyuz customer for four 737-700s; Ilyushin sells 96 more aircraft |first=Brian |last=Straus |publisher=Air Transport World |date=24 August 2007 |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/other-news-04112006-0309-1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526063700/https://www.webcitation.org/6AmCAtXL6?url=http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/maks-atlant-soyuz-customer-four-737-700s-ilyushin-sells-96-more-aircr |archive-date=26 May 2024 |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Other News - 04/11/2006">{{cite news|title= Other News - 04/11/2006|publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 12 April 2006|url= http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/other-news-04112006-0309-1|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130117065353/http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/other-news-04112006-0309-1|archive-date= 17 January 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= 18 September 2012}}</ref>
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<ref name="PICTURE: Cubana takes delivery of first Tu-204 freighter">{{cite news|title=PICTURE: Cubana takes delivery of first Tu-204 freighter |location=London |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=3 August 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-cubana-takes-delivery-of-first-tu-204-freighter-215930/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201175820/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-cubana-takes-delivery-of-first-tu-204-freighter-215930/ |archive-date=1 February 2016 |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Pictures: First Tupolev Tu-204 for Cubana prepared for delivery">{{cite news|title=Pictures: First Tupolev Tu-204 for Cubana prepared for delivery |first=Vladimir |last=Karnozov |location=London |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=12 June 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-first-tupolev-tu-204-for-cubana-prepared-for-delivery-214570/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210201044/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-first-tupolev-tu-204-for-cubana-prepared-for-delivery-214570/ |archive-date=10 December 2011 |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Russia completes 'hot and high' testing with Cubana Ilyushin Il-96-300 in Ecuador">{{cite news|last= Kaminski-Morrow|first= David|title= Russia completes 'hot and high' testing with Cubana Ilyushin Il-96-300 in Ecuador|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-completes-39hot-and-high39-testing-with-cubana-ilyushin-il-96-300-in-208597/|publisher= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 22 August 2006|location= London|quote= The tests involved one of the Il-96-300s, registered CU-T1251, delivered to Cuban flag-carrier Cubana de Aviación towards the end of last year.|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150122230407/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-completes-39hot-and-high39-testing-with-cubana-ilyushin-il-96-300-in-208597/|archive-date= 22 January 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Russia delivers, barely">{{cite news|title=Russia delivers, barely |date=2 February 2009 |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-delivers-barely-321879/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401191313/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-delivers-barely-321879/ |archive-date=1 April 2013 |access-date=19 September 2012 |quote=Cubana de Aviacion did not take a Tu-204-100CE freighter, rebuffing attempts by Russia's VneshTorgBank to charge it a higher interest rate than the agreed 7-8%, a figure that had been approved by the Russian and Cuban governments. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Russia expands a key aircraft market in Cuba">{{cite news|title=Russia expands a key aircraft market in Cuba |work=[[Reuters]] |date=6 August 2007 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKN0642909120070806 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820014941/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/08/06/cuba-russia-planes-idUKN0642909120070806 |archive-date=20 August 2012 |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Russian loans for Cubana">{{cite news|title=Russian loans for Cubana |agency=[[Airline Business]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com|Flightglobal]] |date=23 January 2006 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russian-loans-for-cubana-204328/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201013533/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russian-loans-for-cubana-204328/ |archive-date=1 February 2016 |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Украина отправит на Кубу уже пятый Ан-158">{{cite news|title= Украина отправит на Кубу уже пятый Ан-158|language= uk|trans-title=Ukraine to deliver the fifth An-158 to Cuba|work= Телеграф|date= 17 July 2014|url= http://telegraf.com.ua/biznes/kompanii/1383832-ukraina-otpravit-na-kubu-uzhe-pyatyiy-an-158.html|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140809140833/http://telegraf.com.ua/biznes/kompanii/1383832-ukraina-otpravit-na-kubu-uzhe-pyatyiy-an-158.html|archive-date= 9 August 2014}}&nbsp;</ref>
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==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last1=Lloyd |first1=Barry |title=Cubana: A Caribbean Survivor |series=Airlines Series, Vol. 10 |date=2023 |publisher=Key Publishing |location=Stamford, Lincs, UK |isbn=9781802824728 |url=<!--{{GBurl| }}--> |language=en}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category inline|Cubana}}
* {{Official website|1=http://www.cubana.cu/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060712224331/http://www.solysonmagazine.com/ ''Sol Y Son'' - Cubana Airlines Inflight Magazine]

{{Airlines of Cuba}}
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[[Category:Airlines of Cuba]]
[[Category:Government-owned airlines]]
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[[Category:Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association]]
[[Category:Cuban brands]]
[[Category:Government-owned companies of Cuba]]