TAM Airlines has launched a new commercial base in Beijing, China. By expanding its operations in China, the company continues its strategy of targeting new passengers from the Asian market through a commercial policy devised for the region. The company’s aim is to introduce its services to the Chinese market and strengthen its relationship with the country’s travel agents.

Virgin America said that it has filed to fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) in Mexico. This will be the airline’s third U.S.-Mexico route. In the past eight months, it has added Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Cabos, Cancun and Chicago to its route system.

Further to the official changeover of the Air Jamaica JM code to BW, Air Jamaica also recently changed its reservations and booking system. This decision is in alignment with the philosophy of having one airline with two brands: Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica.

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., a low-cost carrier and the second-largest airline in Brazil, said it is in discussions with Webjet Linhas Aereas S.A, and if there is any material fact necessary, it will be announced to the market.

JetBlue plans to add four weekly nonstop flights between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Liberia, Costa Rica's Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR) starting Nov. 17, subject to government approval.

British Airways has announced the launch of two new routes to Faro and Malaga and added more frequency to the popular destinations of Nice, Palma and Ibiza. This means that British Airways now offers 39 leisure flights per week for this summer from London City Airport to top sun destinations at the height of the season.