Nica Air will fly to Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela starting this summer. The airline hopes to add routes to the United States and the Caribbean. Startup airline Nica Air plans to begin operations in Nicaragua in either June or July with routes to Mexico City, Havana and Caracas.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines celebrated the launch of its new Miami-Amsterdam route on March 21, 2011 with a music festival theme. Aboard the flight were DJs and dance fans, as well as a large group of bloggers, tweeters, journalists, travel industry professionals, clients and KLM executives.

JetBlue Airways, New York’s hometown airline, and Virgin Atlantic, the award-winning long-haul airline, today announced the launch of a new transatlantic interline partnership that links the networks of two of aviation’s most iconic brands.

Starting on 21 October 2011, Air France will be operating three weekly services from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Cancun (Mexico) on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flights will be operated by Boeing 777-300s with a total capacity of 472 seats: 14 in Business class and 458 in the Voyageur (Economy) cabin.

Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., on June 18 will begin nonstop service four times a week between Panama City, Panama, and Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Brasilia will be Copa Airlines' sixth Brazilian destination and its 56th destination overall.

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia are coordinating their schedules this summer on flights across the North Atlantic, including American's London express service with 15 flights per day from the New York City area to London.