American Airlines has announced that it will launch non-stop flights from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on January 31, 2009.

Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website JAMAICA-AIRLINE-New head for financially troubled national airline KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Veteran airline executive Edward Wegel has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the financially troubled national airline, Air Jamaica.

MIAMI, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 70 top-level executives representing more than 30 airlines have already registered for ALTA's upcoming Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference and Aviation Law Americas Conference taking place September 10-12, 2008, in Miami.

Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 25 June Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica government has demanded the resignation of the entire Board of Directors of the cash-strapped national airline, Air Jamaica.

Law enforcement and airport officials say a Jamaican man attempting to board a plane at Orlando (Fla.) International Airport had explosives in his luggage. The Orlando Sentinel reported the man was planning to board an Air Jamaica flight to Montego Bay.