Cuba warns airlines that it will be out of fuel for planes in 24 hours (en.cibercuba.com)
from Stamau123@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 03:38
https://lemmy.world/post/42890301

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/42890299

Havana. — The energy crisis in Cuba has reached a critical level that is now directly affecting civil aviation. An official aeronautical notice (NOTAM) from José Martí International Airport in Havana confirms that the terminal is out of Jet A-1 fuel, which is standardly used by commercial aircraft.

The NOTAM, identified as A0356/26 and classified as international, explicitly states: “JET A-1 FUEL NOT AVBL” (no Jet A-1 fuel available). The notice has been active since February 10, 2026, at 05:00 UTC and will remain in effect at least until March 11, 2026, at 05:00 UTC, representing a full month without guaranteed supply at the country’s main airport.

These types of official notices are issued to alert pilots, airlines, and air operators about critical operational conditions. In this case, the lack of fuel means that airplanes cannot refuel in Havana, an extremely serious situation for an international airport that handles the majority of Cuba’s air traffic.

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coalie@piefed.zip on 09 Feb 03:57 next collapse

They should try some coal.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 09 Feb 03:58 next collapse

Jet A-1 Fuel

Whoa… They run on steak sauce?

albbi@piefed.ca on 09 Feb 05:38 next collapse

Eww, the worst steak sauce. Maybe they should switch to Jet HP Fuel.

ryannathans@aussie.zone on 09 Feb 05:40 next collapse

people put sauce on their steak?

Shadow@lemmy.ca on 09 Feb 05:46 next collapse

A1 and HP sauce are both British… I guess they do.

djdarren@piefed.social on 09 Feb 06:08 collapse

I put water on mine. Real sloppy, cos I’m a real piece of shit.

Keeponstalin@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 07:03 collapse

You can change, we all can

BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social on 09 Feb 10:56 collapse

On the gods must be crazy 2 they used Scotch instead.

floofloof@lemmy.ca on 09 Feb 04:16 next collapse

The lack of aviation fuel is a direct consequence of the deterioration of Cuba’s energy system, exacerbated by the disruption of external supplies and the regime’s inability to ensure stable imports. For years, Cuba relied on oil from Venezuela for much of its energy consumption, a supply that has been interrupted following Nicolás Maduro’s decline.

What’s with this wording? The fuel is unavailable because the USA illegally invaded Venezuela and stole all its oil, and because the USA is trying to break Cuba through a blockade. And Maduro didn’t “decline”: the USA kidnapped him. It is the USA doing all of this.

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 05:37 next collapse

On January 3rd, 2026, a small group of US armed forces paid a visit to Northern Venezuela, beginning their tour around 2 A.M. local time, when various elements of Venezuelan infrastructure began to explode. President Maduro and his Wife fled the chaos aboard a US Military aircraft on which they were photographed in cozy-looking sleep masks and wearing shiny new bracelets. They landed in New York to settle into their new accommodations and are expected to begin sharing their experiences in a court of law sometime in March.

Meanwhile, on the high seas, several Venezuelan oil tankers, otherwise floundering in the chaos, have been seen being escorted by US Naval fleets to various safe harbors along the US coast, where it’s expected their precious cargo will be offloaded for safekeeping.

Keeponstalin@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 07:02 collapse

Oh thank God, I was worried something illegal was happening at first

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca on 09 Feb 05:56 next collapse

Another symptom of the collapse of the model

An international airport without fuel for weeks is an exceptional and very uncommon situation in countries with functioning economies. In the case of Cuba, this adds to a context marked by daily blackouts, rampant inflation, shortages of food and medicine, a standstill in tourism, and mass emigration. The inability to guarantee fuel for civil aviation not only jeopardizes the country’s connectivity with the outside world, but also highlights the logistical collapse of a model incapable of sustaining basic strategic services. While the regime insists on blaming external factors, the facts demonstrate a deep crisis that is already isolating Cuba, even by air.

There’s also this gem of a paragraph.

Cleisthenian@lemmy.ml on 09 Feb 07:13 next collapse

Fascist state media pr. Death to the american and trump regime

SippyCup@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 15:44 collapse

Because Cuba must be seen as a failing state. The US cannot risk having a successful socialist nation so close by. So it does all the can to sabotage Cuba in hopes that idiots won’t see through the plan.

It says something that A, quite a few idiots can’t see through the plan and that B, it’s taken 70 years of blockade and multiple invasions of other countries to make Cuba fail. Almost as if socialism works really fucking well and the US is probably dumber than we look.

partofthevoice@lemmy.zip on 09 Feb 18:40 collapse

Capitalism relies on:

  • Competition
  • Self-interest
  • Status-seeking
  • Wealth Accumulation
  • Abstract trust in money, contracts, and institutions

…it amplifies specific human traits:

  • Ambition
  • Risk-taking
  • Hierarchy formation
  • Exploitation under weak regulation

This is great for innovation, growth, and resource extraction. But it is dynamically unstable without adequate regulation, because:

  • Wealth concentrates
  • Power decouples from democratic control
  • Externalities accumulate (pollution, burnout, inequality)

Socialism, on the other hand, can more easily prioritize things like survival over growth, equality over abundance, stability over economic freedom.

They may not have the capacity for building out a super cool surveillance network off the back of spectacle-driven consumers and their electric/network, so that they can continue farming behavioral data to feature embed on models and sell to the biggest bidder, like your life insurance companies (too bad, I know…). But they sure as shit can be robust to all kinds of embargo, sanction, tariff, … you name it.

bufalo1973@piefed.social on 09 Feb 10:05 collapse

“US illegally blockades Cuba” is closer to the truth. And maybe someone should see of this is a crime against humanity. If there is no jet fuel I guess there is no other petroleum derivative.

FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 14:08 collapse

It is 100% a crime against humanity.

I hate that we here in American are largely powerless to hold Donald accountable for this bullshit.

Typhoon@lemmy.ca on 09 Feb 17:24 collapse

Trump wants another Gaza closer to home.