The Barbados government Tuesday defended the operations of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, even as opposition legislators called for it to be stop being a financial burden on the island.

The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the South-American company Synergy Aerospace has announced an order for the purchase of 12 firm ATR 72-600s, plus 6 options.

While the country waits to see if President-Elect Donald Trump will follow through on his plan to bolster the country’s infrastructure, British Airways today announced it would invest $110 million in its U.S. airport facilities over the next five years.

Throughout November 2016, Travel Impressions is partnering with the Barcelo Hotel Group to offer its biggest sale of the season with special rates at 17 properties throughout Mexico, Aruba and the Dominican Republic.

"The reason basically is the performance of the flights, so it’s the load factor for them that they said it’s not working," Nevis Tourism Authority CEO Greg Phillip said.

Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes announced the implementation of their new codeshare agreement for flights booked after November 7.