Cubana de Aviación
A Cubana IL-96-300 | |||||||
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| Founded | 8 October 1929 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 30 October 1930 | ||||||
| Hubs | José Martí International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Parent company | Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Havana, Cuba | ||||||
| Key people | Arturo Bada Álvarez (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | cubana.cu | ||||||
Cubana de Aviación S.A., or simply Cubana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Cuba. It was founded in October 1929, becoming one of the earliest airlines to emerge in Latin America.: 887 It has its corporate headquarters in Havana, and its home 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.
Cubana was a founder and is a current member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Association of Aeronautical Telecommunications (SITA) and the International Association of Latin American Air Transportation (AITAL).