The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has announced that American Airlines will be commencing a new flight from New York’s popular JFK International Airport to St. Kitts, the island’s first from this region. The flight will operate twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays, beginning on November 18.

Caribbean Airlines will increase its flights between Trinidad and New York (John F. Kennedy airport), Trinidad and Toronto, as well as within the Trinidad-Guyana-Barbados triangle, beginning on June 1.

Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A. announced it will offer new service from Panama and connections in Latin America to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Washington, D.C., in the U.S., beginning July 15.

American Airlines plans to launch new routes to and from the Dominican Republic on July 1 if the carrier’s recent applications to the Dominican Civil Aviation Board are approved.

With four-plus months under its wings, the statistics from Caribbean Airlines (the former British West Indies Airways) might give several of the larger international carriers pause.

Virgin Atlantic and aircraft maker Boeing signed an extensive partnership which includes the largest order yet by a European airline for Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner. Virgin Atlantic is ordering 15 of the 787-9 Dreamliners -with options on ordering another eight 787-9s and purchase rights on a further 20 aircraft.