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https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/01 ... ussia.htmlRepair The Ilyushins, Tupolevs and Antonovs
Cubana will remain a “paradise” for vintage and unique aircraft, as the Russians will only be helping Cubana repair and rebuild existing aircraft, not acquire new ones.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told a Cuban news agency:
Everything has passed to the practical stage and I consider that the Cuban fleet will be re-established in 2019.
We agreed in the future to work on creating a services center in Cuba dedicated to the aviation fleet in order to avoid a repetition of a negative situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/01 ... ussia.htmlRussia to Help Cubana Get Fleet Back in Air This Year
By Reuters
Jan. 25, 2019
HAVANA — Russia will help Cuba repair state-run airline Cubana's mostly grounded fleet, likely by year's end,
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov
was quoted as saying by Cuban news agency Prensa Latina on Friday.
Cubana had to cancel most domestic flights last year due to a lack of flightworthy planes and lease aircraft from other companies.
The carrier uses mainly Russian and Ukrainian-made Ilyushins, Tupolevs and Antonovs partly because
U.S. sanctions prevent it from buying planes with a certain share of U.S. components.
Cuba's cash crunch restricts it from paying for expensive repairs and spare parts.
After a high-level Russian-Cuban intergovernmental commission meeting in Moscow,
Borisov said both sides had checked the repairs needed and
had written contracts, without giving details on costs.
"Everything has passed to the practical stage and I consider that the Cuban fleet will be re-established in 2019," he said after meeting with Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas.
"We agreed in the future to work on creating a services center in Cuba dedicated
to the aviation fleet in order to avoid a repetition of a negative situation."