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The Cuban civil aviation authorities continue to investigate the details of the incident based on the available information. Photo: video capture from TeleMundo report.

Cuba describes as “violation of airspace” the event of the fumigation plane that landed in Florida

A note released by the Civil Aeronautics of Cuba describes the event that occurred last Friday, when a Cuban pilot landed a fumigation plane in Florida, as “violation of airspace, of operational safety and of Cuban aeronautical regulations.” “Air piracy acts constitute crimes defined in various international conventions, ratified by Cuba and the United States. This event represents a violation of Cuban airspace, of operational safety and of aeronautical regulations, in correspondence with the Annexes of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention),” the official newspaper Granma stated. https://twitter.com/TelemundoNews/status/1583548317585186816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1583548317585186816%7Ctwgr%5E591a84d7424f48f0b6fcf4d6613f95f4da77f01b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcuba-califica-como-violacion-del-espacio-aereo-el-hecho-de-la-avioneta-de-fumigacion-que-ayer-aterrizo-en-florida%2F The Civil Aeronautics of Cuba confirmed that the AN-2 type aircraft, identified with flight CNI 400, registration CU A1885, belonged to the National Air Services Company (ENSA) and took off from the ENSA Base Economic Unit in Sancti Spíritus, at 07:00 on Friday, bound for the El Cedro runway to carry out agricultural fumigation work. “After finishing its second flight, the aircraft, piloted by the captain on board Rubén Martínez Machado, did not return to the runway,” confirms the note, explaining that Martínez Machado, a native of Santa Clara, had the License 3060, valid until October 30, 2022. The Cuban civil aviation authorities continue to investigate the details of the incident...

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