The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for close cooperation and innovation among aviation stakeholders to meet the challenges and opportunities in the Latin America-Caribbean (Lat Am) region.

Tame airline of Ecuador will make its first commercial flight to Panama on December 1 and Condor of Germany has planned mid November to fly to Tocumen International Airport.

Mexican low cost carrier VivaAerobus is launching service to Miami and Orlando from the city of Monterrey in Nuevo León province, at fares starting at $125 roundtrip. VivaAerobus’ Monterrey-Miami service operates twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays.

Americans can melt away the frigid weather this winter and jet to La Romana and Bayahibe on Dominican Republic's Southeast Coast, thanks to JetBlue Airways' new nonstop service. Nearly 135 passengers on JetBlue Airways' first nonstop flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to La Romana International Airport (LRM) were welcomed.

Copa Airlines has been named "Mexico & Central America's Leading Airline 2011" by World Travel Awards. This is the second consecutive year the airline has won this important recognition.

The Bahamian aviation industry's "healthy development might be compromised" by its current regulatory structure, a confidential government paper has warned, undermining the sector's competitiveness due to "a serious conflict of interest" between the Civil Aviation Department's (CAD) various functions.