Reliable sources told Caribbean News Digital that Venezuela has also shut its airspace to Air Comet jetliners. This information comes on the heels of an incident occurred last week when Brazilian authorities forced an aircraft flown by that airline to turn back to Spain as a pending 10 million euro debt could not be worked out.

Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, today announced it has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its new Airbus fleet of 10 A330-300s. The aircraft are due for delivery from early 2011.

Chile’s largest carrier, LAN Airlines, plans to add 10 percent in seat capacity in 2010, with cargo capacity up about 16 percent to 18 percent next year, Alejandro de la Fuente Goic, chief financial officer, said Tuesday during a conference call.

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority is pleased to celebrate the commencement of a second weekly nonstop flight from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to St. Kitts by Delta, the world’s largest airline, with Delta’s special new low fares to the island.

SkyTeam, the world’s second-largest global airline alliance, recently unveiled its new facility at Terminal 4 at London Heathrow airport. The new facility includes an exclusive premium check-in area for first and business class passengers, premium economy passengers, as well as SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus passengers.

SkyTeam, the world’s second-largest global airline alliance, recently unveiled its new facility at Terminal 4 at London Heathrow airport. The new facility includes an exclusive premium check-in area for first and business class passengers, premium economy passengers, as well as SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus passengers.