GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, and the U.S. aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, announced today that the Brazilian company will receive its first Next Generation 737-800 equipped with the new Sky Interior standard.

Direct air service between The Palm Beaches and Marsh Harbour, Bahamas via IBC Travel has begun out of Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA). Flights are three times a week.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in two separate cases, has fined Continental Airlines and US Airways for violating the department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel. Continental was assessed a civil penalty of $120,000 and US Airways was assessed a penalty $45,000. Continental didn’t show costly fuel charges for flights; US Airways did not offer an explanation.

AirTran Airways has begun daily nonstop service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and L.F. Wade International Airport in St. George's, Bermuda.

Delta Air Lines will launch a sixth nonstop frequency between Atlanta and Brazil's capital city, Brasilia, on May 31. Delta operates flights between Atlanta and Brasilia using a Boeing 757-200 with capacity for 162 passengers -- 15 in First Class and 147 in Economy Class.

Days before the deadline for a notice of closure of the largest aviation merger in the Caribbean, Caribbean Airlines has finalized its acquisition of Air Jamaica. The deal was made official at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Clair, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.