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AIR ASTANA, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, will increase its operation between London Heathrow and Astana to a daily service from June 1 >> NORWEGIAN has commenced non-stop services from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires, Argentina – its first service to Latin America >> PRIMERA AIR will add flights from London Stansted to Washington Dulles from August 22, following the April launch of services from Stansted, Birmingham and Paris CDG to New York, Boston and Toronto >> DELTA AIR LINES is reintroducing seasonal services from London Heathrow to Portland (from May 4) and Salt Lake City (from April 2) this summer, strengthening its joint venture with Virgin Atlantic