Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, SA, today announced growth plans for the first half of 2014, which include the launch of new direct flights from Panama to: Montreal; Canada, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Georgetown, Guyana. In addition, Copa will add aircraft to its fleet, for a 10 percent growth in capacity.

During the first day of the service launch, the airline carried about 5,000 passengers on 54 Discount Class flights on Boeing 737 and Tu-214 aircraft.

Premier of Nevis Vance Amory led a delegation to the Vance W. Amory International Airport to witness the inaugural flight of Seaborne Airlines, the latest airline to offer its services to and from Nevis.

As World Cup fever builds across the globe, Brazil's airlines have announced they will put on almost 2,000 additional flights to cater for the hordes of football fans set to travel around the country.

Air Canada has been named the Best Long Haul Airline (Americas) for 2014 by the respected airline safety and product reviewing website, AirlineRatings.com.