History
The airline was established and started operations in 1932 as a division of Aeroflot. It was privatised in 1992. It is owned by the state (51%) and the airline employees (49%).
In February 2010, Kuban Airlines introduced a new livery to its first Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The new livery is a dark green background with sunflowers running from the back half of the fuselage and up the tail. The engines are also coloured in dark green.
On 18 May 2010, Kuban Airlines announced the receipt of their first of four ordered Boeing 737-300. The airline also announced that beginning in 2011, they will begin to retire their Yakolev aircraft in favour of new Antonov An-148 or Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
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