Discussions surrounding the merger acquisition agreement for LIAT (1974) Ltd to purchase Caribbean Star Airlines Ltd remain on track, according to a recent press release.

The success of Iberia’s new Madrid-Algiers route, which opened just two months ago, has prompted the Spanish airline to add another flight, raising the weekly total to three. The new flight will start on April 11 Iberia will use an Airbus A-319 for the Wednesday flight.

With the slogan “choose window or aisle”, LAN Airlines will start on April 9 a new business line under a low-cost scheme. This is aimed at competing with the sleeper bus market and also at extending its commercial market. The goal is to increase the number of passengers by 50 percent in the next two years.

Starting from May 1, Aerolineas Argentinas and Aerolineas del Sur -which belongs to the Spanish group Marsans- will be codeshare partners in the operation of the Buenos Aires-Santiago de Chile route.

Continental Airlines has said that it fully supports the recently announced open skies agreement between the U.S. and the European Union. The airline has always favored open skies treaties, as long as they create a level, competitive playing field.

TAM Mercosur, TAM’s subsidiary headquartered in Asuncion (Paraguay), will start operating on March 29, a new international flight from Sao Paulo to Cordoba (Argentina). This flight aims to fulfill increasing demand for this route.