Liverpool Airport is to campaign for a direct airlink between the city and New York.
Airport managers also want to see a service between Boston and Liverpool to capture business and tourism trade.
A high powered working party has been established to spearhead the campaign to persuade a major US based carrier to introduce a scheduled Liverpool service.
The aim is to introduce transatlantic links in time for Liverpool's 2007 birthday celebrations and its Capital of Culture year in 2008.