United Airlines launches its new daily flights between Houston and Santiago, Chile, this Sunday, offering the only nonstop service between the airline's principal Latin American gateway and the Chilean capital. United will operate the flights using Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

The modernization of European airspace took a major step forward today with the appointment of a unique aviation industry partnership to coordinate and synchronize 3 billion euros worth of upgrades to the continent's air traffic management infrastructure.

Barbados's beaches are now less than five hours away from Atlanta, thanks to a new nonstop flight by Delta Air Lines, but tourism officials aim to position the island as more than just a sunny getaway. Along with Atlanta, Delta is starting a nonstop flight from New York-JFK.