The Russian company ARK Technic filed a second multimillion-dollar lawsuit against entities of the Cuban state aviation, just a month after appearing in the same court to claim another 541 million rubles from Cubana de Aviación and the Cuban Aviation Corporation S.A. (CACSA), amounting to approximately 6.2 million dollars.
The new claim, submitted on September 4 to the Arbitration Court of Moscow, seeks to recover more than 188 million rubles from the Cuban Air Import Company (Aviaimport S.A.) and the Cuban Aviation Corporation S.A. (CACSA), according to the Russian agency PRIME, citing judicial materials reviewed by RIA Novosti.
Until September 11, the claim had not yet been admitted for processing, and the grounds for the complaint had also not been disclosed, making it unclear which contracts, services, or possible breaches gave rise to this new litigation.
The new legal action comes a little over a month after ARK Technic filed another lawsuit on August 3rd before the same court for approximately 541 million rubles against Cubana de Aviación and CACSA.
In that initial proceeding, the Russian company also requested that the court take action against the assets of Cuban entities to satisfy the claim. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 28, according to the legal documents reviewed by RIA Novosti.
The two claims from ARK Technic amount to approximately 729 million rubles, equivalent to about 8.65 million dollars at the current exchange rate, although these are two separate proceedings with different defendants. CACSA is listed in both lawsuits, while the first claim includes Cubana de Aviación and the second includes Aviaimport.
For now, there are no public elements that indicate whether the two lawsuits have the same contractual origin. In the case of the new claim, the Russian judicial authorities have not disclosed the reasons behind the demand for more than 188 million rubles.
ARK Technic is based in Voronezh and primarily focuses on the repair and maintenance of aircraft. According to data from BIR-Analytics cited by the Russian press, its revenue in 2025 exceeded 550 million rubles.
The company has maintained business relationships with the Cuban aerospace sector for years. CACSA previously confirmed the signing of agreements with ARK Technic aimed at supplying spare parts, repairing components, the presence of Russian specialists in Cuba, and the technical inspection of aircraft to restore their operability.
The second lawsuit thus expands on the problems faced by Cuban companies with one of their Russian partners at a time when the island’s state aviation is experiencing a severe reduction in its operational fleet and relies significantly on foreign technical assistance and components to keep its aircraft in service.
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