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Cubana

Cubana de Aviación
Cubana Airlines logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
CU CUB CUBANA
Founded 8 October 1929; 87 years ago (1929-10-08)
Commenced operations 1930 (1930)
Hubs José Martí International Airport
Focus cities
Fleet size 15
Destinations 20
Company slogan Puerta de Cuba al Mundo (English: Cuba's Gateway to the World)
Parent company Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A. (CACSA)
Headquarters Havana, Cuba
Key people Arturo Bada Álvarez (CEO)
Website www.cubana.cu

Cubana de Aviación S.A., commonly known as Cubana, is a national airline based in Cuba, as well as the country's largest airline. It was founded in October 1929 (1929-10), becoming one of the earliest airlines to emerge in Latin America. It has its corporate headquarters in Havana, and its main base is located at José Martí International Airport. Originally a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways and later a private company owned by Cuban investors, Cubana has been wholly owned by the Cuban government since May 1959 and celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2009.

Cubana was a founder and is a current member of the International Air Transport Association, the International Association of Aeronautical Telecommunications (SITA) and the International Association of Latin American Air Transportation (AITAL).

The airline was established on 8 October 1929 as Compañía Nacional Cubana de Aviación Curtiss S.A., initially as a flying school as well as a charter carrier, beginning scheduled services in 1930. The airline's name indicated its association with the Curtiss aircraft manufacturing company. Cubana's early fleet used Curtiss Robin, amphibian Sikorsky S-38, Ford Trimotor, and Lockheed Electra (L-10) aircraft. Pan American acquired Cubana in 1932, 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–GuantanamoBaracoa and Santiago–Baracoa routes.


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