Expreso Aereo Interamericano

  August 1942 to July 1961

  Cuba

TYPE: Airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Havana

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Cubana (merger)

Expreso Aereo Interamericano was a private Cuban airline formed on 4 August 1942. The first service was all-cargo on the Havana to Miami, FL route, opened on 28 August 1943. Service to the Isle of Pines followed in May 1944. A passenger network of domestic routes, and a passenger service to Miami, FL followed, but cargo operations with the Commando was the mainstay. By late 1948, the airline ran into financial difficulties and suspended operations. After a reorganization, operations resumed in 1951, mainly centered around cargo flights. By 1960, the fleet consisted of three Commandos.

With the Communist takeover of Cuba, Expreso Aereo Interamericano was merged into Cubana with Aerovias Q and Cuba Aeropostal in July 1961.

1947 to July 1961*

Expreso served mostly domestic destinations, along with Miami, FL. It operated the Commando in both cargo and passenger configurations.

• Curtiss C-46-CU Commando: CU-P276 / CU-C276
• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: CU-P153 / CU-C153
• Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando: CU-C263
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando: CU-P244 / CU-C244
• Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: CU-C145