Brazilian no-frills air carrier GOL has reportedly received approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency to complete the transfer of VRG to GTI S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of GOL.

Air Jamaica’s new schedule to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean routes is exceeding expectations, reports the airline’s Vice President of Sales, George de Mercado.

Intra-European airlines have recorded passenger growth of 8.2 percent while growth in the number of flights has slowed from 3 percent to 1.3 percent in 2006, proving that passenger growth can be accommodated while reducing the environmental impact of aviation, an important factor in the battle against climate change.

Air China and Lufthansa continue their cooperation to increase the frequency on the Sino-German route. The total capacity will be 66 flights per week from Frankfurt or Munich to: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Aerolineas Mesoamericanas (Alma de Mexico) has become the newest participating carrier in the Worldspan global distribution system (GDS). Through a recently signed multi-year, full content, participating carrier agreement with Worldspan, the low-cost carrier has significantly expanded distribution of its flights, availability and fares to all points of sale globally.

Spanish airline Iberia has hired investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to advise it on a possible sale, people familiar with the situation said on Thursday.