[NYTr] Cuba Acquires First of 3 New Jets on Order Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:17:48 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles Cuba Acquires New Modern Jet Havana, Aug 6 (acn) The first of three modern TU-204 jets purchased by Cuba from Russia arrived at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport on Sunday. The first plane will be used for mid-distance cargo transport. The other two will be for passengers and are scheduled for delivery by the end of 2007, reported Granma newspaper Monday. The purchase of the new aircrafts, along with other three IL-96-300 planes previously got by Cubana Airlines, is an important step in the renovation of the company's international fleet. It will help increase both passenger and cargo transport capabilities. Executives from Cubana Airlines, Civil Aeronautics officials and diplomats from the Russian embassy were among those on hand to receive the new plane. * ================================================================= .NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems . Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us . .339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org . List Archives: https://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ . Subscribe: https://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================