Delta Air Lines is offering a couple of interesting deals to the Dominican Republic, with one-way discount airfares as low as $159 out of Atlanta.

United Airlines and Aloha Airlines revealed tentative plans to expand an existing partnership which would give United a minority stake in Aloha Airlines and a seat on its board of directors. United said its stake “could expand over time.”

Air Jamaica will outsource its Air Jamaica Vacations division to Milwaukee-based Mark Travel Corp., effective August 1, according to George deMercado, vice president of sales for Air Jamaica.

United said it will begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Hong Kong on 747 aircraft and add seasonal nonstop service between Washington (Dulles) and Rio de Janeiro on 767 aircraft in October. Both routes went on sale May 3.

Dominican Republic is Delta Airlines’ fourth largest destination, with 7 daily flights to Las Americas, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata and Santiago airports, a combination that makes the country an important market for the U.S.-based company.

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has announced that American Airlines will be commencing a new flight from New York’s popular JFK International Airport to St. Kitts, the island’s first from this region. The flight will operate twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays, beginning on November 18.