Delta Air Lines detailed new plans to expand flights from New York City’s JFK and LaGuardia airports with 12 new daily flights to 11 domestic and Caribbean destinations in spring and summer 2012.

American Airlines, a member of the oneworld alliance, today announced it is expanding its Venezuela service by increasing the number of weekly flights between New York and Caracas.

The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau recently welcomed 150 agents and 30 Sunwing Airlines employees to the island for two days of wining, dining and activities in conjunction with the inaugural Sunwing flight on November 6.

United Continental Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiaries United Airlines and Continental Airlines will launch service on several new international routes in the first half of 2012, as the company expands its route network as a result of the merger. These new routes were included in the company's previously announced capacity guidance.

Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Columbia (Copa Holdings) has expanded its sales network through Discover the World Marketing as its general sales agent in Austria, Belgium, Finland, India and Russia effective immediately.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for better cooperation between airports and airlines to make aviation, safer, more secure and user friendly. “We need a common and forward-looking agenda that builds on past successes,” said Toby Tyler, IATA’s director general and CEO.