Lufthansa said on Monday it will start trial use of biofuels on aircraft in commercial flights from April 2011. The airline will use synthetic fuel supplied by Finland’s Neste Oil, it said. The six-month trial will involve Airbus A321 aircraft flying between Hamburg and Frankfurt.

Aerolineas Argentinas has signed an agreement to join SkyTeam in 2012. Aerolineas will be SkyTeam’s first South American member, adding 38 new destinations to the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam is actively working to strengthen its presence in Latin America. As the first South American member, Aerolineas Argentinas fits well in SkyTeam’s expansion strategy, enhancing the network in the region by offering multiple new destinations in the southern hemisphere

Continental Airlines is launching twice-weekly nonstop service, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Curacao International Airport (CUR), on December 18, 2010.

The expansion of tourism and other economic activities in Caribbean and Latin American countries has become the key for carriers such as JetBlue’s notable growth. The stability shown by nations such as Dominican Republic despite the recent global financial crisis and a rising consumption capacity y the people in the region forms part of the favorable indicators which the multinational company has taken into account to increase its number of flights here.

Starting June 6, Air France will operate a daily A380 service between Paris and Washington. The national capital of the United States will become the second U.S. destination served by the airline’s super jumbo, after New York, launched one year ago. Air France has been serving Washington since 1964 and currently connects Paris to the nation’s capital three times daily.

US authorities will reconsider airline passenger screening procedures that have caused a public uproar on the eve of the busy holiday travel season, the top transport security official said last week.