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Judi Lynn

(164,137 posts) Sat May 19, 2018, 08:41 PM May 2018

Ageing Cuban plane linked to embargo by successive US administrations [View all]

Ageing Cuban plane linked to embargo by successive US administrations
By Rick Gladstone & Frances Robles19 May 2018 — 11:28am

New York: A Cuban state airliner crashed and burnt moments after take-off from Havana on Friday, killing nearly all 114 people aboard the nearly 40-year-old plane.

It was one of the worst airline crashes in Cuba, which has been struggling to operate with a decrepit fleet of planes that it has blamed partly on the long-standing economic embargo imposed by the United States.

It remained unclear what caused the crash, but it came against the backdrop of Cuba's struggle to improve commercial aviation on the island, which has long faced economic constraints from the US embargo.

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The report said that Roberto Pena Samper, president of the Cuban Aviation Corporation, bemoaned that the "embargo placed by successive American administrations prevents" the island "from acquiring the resources necessary to operate a larger fleet of planes and to enhance airport services."

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Death, Taxes And The Cuban Blockade Judi Lynn May 2018 #1

The US Blockade of Cuba: Its Effects and Global Consequences Judi Lynn May 2018 #2

No blockade. GatoGordo May 2018 #3

If this embargo has had no effect, it would have been removed long ago. Judi Lynn May 2018 #4

You need to make up your mind GatoGordo May 2018 #5

As General Assembly Demands End to Cuba Blockade for Twenty-Third Consecutive Year, Country's Foreig Judi Lynn May 2018 #6

Clearly you are commenting on this topic that you know next to nothing about. Mike Rows His Boat May 2018 #7

That's a great reference. I scanned some, will read it all. The embargo is illegal internationally. Judi Lynn May 2018 #8

Makes one wonder the motive ... Mike Rows His Boat May 2018 #9

Those right-wingers are going to look so foolish as soon as a sane person becomes the President Judi Lynn May 2018 #10

The aircraft was a Mexican aircraft, not a Cuban aircraft so sanctions were not a factor. EX500rider May 2018 #11

But but but... GatoGordo May 2018 #12