Editing Cubana de Aviación (section)

===2000s and onwards===
[[File:Moscow Korovy Val 7 s1 2019-07 1563722644.jpg|thumb|Cubana sales office in [[Moscow]]]]
[[File:Havana airport T3.JPG|thumb|Cubana check-in counters at their home base at [[José Martí International Airport]]]]
In the early 2000s, Cubana refurbished several of its Il-62Ms to use on some of its international routes (all but one of these aircraft were removed from service in 2011), and in 2004 it embarked on a long-term renovation programme. The strategy is based on the purchase of $100 million a year in new generation Russian-built aircraft until 2012.<ref name="Russia expands a key aircraft market in Cuba"/> As of 2012, Cubana had completely renovated its fleet with new-generation Russian airliners. As part of its renovation strategy, Cubana has sought to upgrade its technical support capabilities. The airline established a joint venture company with [[Iberia Airlines]] of Spain in 2005, to maintain and overhaul Western-built aircraft, such as [[Airbus]] and [[Boeing]].

In July 2004, the airline placed an order for two convertible [[Ilyushin Il-96-300]]s in a {{US$|110|link=yes}}&nbsp;million deal;<ref name="Cuba Il-96-300s"/><ref name="Cubana takes first VIP Ilyushin Il-96"/> 85% of that price was financed by a loan from Roseximbank,<ref name="Russian loans for Cubana"/> while Cuba's Aviaimport raised the money for the balance.<ref name="Cubana’s Il-96-300 ready as VASO gets a boost"/> In December 2005, Cubana received the first of these aircraft,<ref name="Cubana takes first VIP Ilyushin Il-96"/><ref name="Russia completes 'hot and high' testing with Cubana Ilyushin Il-96-300 in Ecuador" /> becoming the first customer of the type beyond the [[Russia]]n borders.<ref name="Cuba Replaces Soviet-Era Passenger Aircraft"/> In April 2006, Cuba signed another deal —worth {{US$|250}}&nbsp;million this time— on behalf of Cubana for the purchase of another two [[Ilyushin Il-96-300|Il-96-300]]s and three [[Tupolev Tu-204]]s.<ref name="Other News - 04/11/2006"/> Two of these [[Tupolev Tu-204|Tu-204]]s, one passenger and one cargo version, were handed over to the carrier in {{MONTHNAME|6}} and August 2007, respectively.<ref name="Pictures: First Tupolev Tu-204 for Cubana prepared for delivery"/><ref name="PICTURE: Cubana takes delivery of first Tu-204 freighter"/> During the August 2007 [[MAKS (air show)|MAKS Airshow]] Cubana signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] with Ilyushin Finance Company (IFC) for the purchase of another two Tu-204s and three [[Antonov An-148]]s.<ref name="MAKS: Atlant-Soyuz customer for four 737-700s; Ilyushin sells 96 more aircraft"/> A Tu-204 freighter was never delivered to the company due to financing problems.<ref name="Russia delivers, barely"/>

In July 2012, Cubana de Aviación signed a contract with IFC for the delivery of {{cardinal to word|3}} Antonov An-158 aircraft.<ref name="Cubana de Aviacion получила третий самолет АН-158" /> In February 2013, Cubana signed a deal for the order of three 350-seater [[Ilyushin Il-96|Ilyushin Il-96-400]]s.<ref name="Cubana buys Antonov An-158 and Il-96-400s" /> In {{MONTHNAME|4}} the same year, Cubana received its first [[Antonov An-158]];<ref name="Cubana Takes Delivery of First An-158" /><ref>{{cite news|title="Антонов" передал второй Ан-158 на Кубу |language=ru |trans-title=Antonov handed over the second An-158 to Cuba |url=http://www.unian.net/news/585579-antonov-peredal-vtoroy-an-158-na-kubu.html |newspaper=www.unian.net |date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130726203526/http://www.unian.net/news/585579-antonov-peredal-vtoroy-an-158-na-kubu.html |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Antonov Enterprise passes second regional An-158 aircraft to Cubana de Aviacion" /> Cubana received another {{cardinal to word|2}} An-158s during {{YEAR|2013}}.<ref name="Украина отправит на Кубу уже пятый Ан-158" /> The delivery of the {{ordinal to word|3}} example marked the signing of another contract for {{cardinal to word|3}} more aircraft of the type, scheduled for delivery in {{YEAR|2014}}.<ref name="Cubana de Aviacion получила третий самолет АН-158" /> A {{ordinal to word|4}} An-158 was delivered in April 2014; {{as of|2014|7|lc=yes}}, Antonov was to deliver to the airline a {{ordinal to word|5}} aircraft of the type.<ref name="Украина отправит на Кубу уже пятый Ан-158" /> However, since 2018 all aircraft of this type are stored due to ongoing maintenance issues.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article211426019.html miamiherald.com] {{subscription required}}</ref>