July 8th, 2012:

Copa begins direct flights to Las Vegas

Las Vegas has just become the seventh US destination for Copa Airlines, linking the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.

“With the flight between Las Vegas and Panama, Copa’s new service reduces travel time by several hours,” said Dan Gunn, executive vice president of operations for the company, who added that this connection not only links two important business and tourism centers, Las Vegas and Panama, but also offers the fastest and most direct way [...]

Week in Review

BARGES FROM PERU

In Peru work has been completed on the construction of the last barge commissioned by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) for loading the dredging material, including large pieces of blasted rock, “The Andean” of Peru reported. The barges are operated hydraulically and attend the bucket dredger “Christensen”, owned by the ACP and used in dredging operations for the expansion of the Panama Canal.

TOLL RISE POSTPONED

The Board of the Panama Canal [...]