Cubana de Aviación (Cubana), Cuba’s state-owned flag carrier, has restored a rare Russian-built widebody to service. One of its Ilyushin Il-96 s (registration CU-T1250) completed a multi-leg ferry flight from Minsk, Belarus, to Havana, Cuba, between October 11 and 12, as reported by FlightRadar . The aircraft will reportedly be deployed on flights to Europe this winter.

Cubana operates a small and very outdated fleet, primarily made up of Soviet-era aircraft such as Antonovs, Tupolevs and the Ilyushin widebodies. Years of sanctions and economic hardship have left the carrier unable to maintain more than a handful of active aircraft at a time, and its scheduled services are irregular and prone to unexpected interruptions due to maintenance issues or lack of fuel.

Jetting From Min

See Full Page