The low-cost strategy implemented by LAN Airlines at the beginning of the second half of the year has really paid off, according to the company’s front office.

LIAT and Caribbean Star have reported that joint discussions toward joining forces and creating a new airline combining the best of the two carriers are moving forward, according to each carrier’s CEO.

Copa Airlines has announced the arrival of its sixth Embraer 190AR aircraft. The airline now has a total fleet of 30 aircraft, consisting of 6 Embraer 190 airplanes and 24 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, one of the most modern fleets in the Americas. This is the 200th aircraft of its 170-190 model family that Brazilian company Embraer has distributed.

Effective January 1, Air Jamaica will introduce Executive Business Class, offering customers the highest level of comfort at exceptional value.

Brazilian airline TAM received official authorization from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to initiate regular daily flights to Italy. TAM obtained this flight based on the increase in the bilateral agreement, authorized this month by the Italian and Brazilian governments.

Brazilian airline Varig, which recently escaped bankruptcy, will buy 16 planes as soon as it is allowed to resume operations and will change its name to Nordeste, a senior executive said on Thursday.