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May 17, 2018 10:00 am ET -
Cubana de Aviación Grounds Antonov 158 Fleet
Cubana de Aviacion, Cuba's flag carrier, received an order from the Cuban National Aviation Authority to ground its An-158 fleet due to recurring technical issues that impact flight safety. The airline operates up to six of the Ukranian aircraft, but…
April 8, 2018 11:48 am ET -
The Next Chapter for Flights Between the U.S. and Cuba
Back in 2017, AirlineGeeks tackled the topic of U.S. airlines flying to Cuba. It was just after American Airlines had announced a capacity reduction for flights to the Caribbean island nation, and many were unsure as to just how much…
November 15, 2017 6:59 am ET -
Fourth U.S. Airline Pulls Out of Cuban Market
Alaska Airlines announced that it will end its daily flights between Los Angeles and Havana, Cuba, with its last flight to the Cuban capital planned for Jan. 22, 2018. Alaska was the first carrier to connect the West Coast and…
October 2, 2017 12:52 pm ET -
Opinion: Cuba Remains a Resiliant Aviation Market
Before U.S. airlines were first allowed to fly to Cuba last year, very little was known about what the market might entail. Last December, I wrote about the saturation of the market with tens of thousands of weekly seats and…
June 30, 2017 7:47 am ET -
Southwest Drops Two of Three Cuba Routes
From September 4, 2017, Southwest Airlines will end service to two of the three cities the airline flies to in Cuba. The airline currently serves Varadero and Santa Clara once daily from Ft. Lauderdale and Havana three times daily, twice…