Brazil has asked the Word Trade Organization (WTO) to rule whether Canadian federal and provincial government support for Bombardier’s CSeries constitute illegal subsidies.

Embraer believes a push for more regional domestic flights by Chinese regulators and growing air travel demand in western and central China open up a major opportunity for regional jet sales to Chinese airlines.

Nepal carrier Shree Airlines has launched commercial passenger jet service following its acquisition of three Bombardier CRJ Series aircraft.

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group has signed an MOU with Airbus for 32 A321neo single-aisle aircraft, the airline group said Aug. 21.

UK aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has been granted full-flight certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Boeing 787 Trent 1000 TEN engine.

Boeing’s Helena, Montana, manufacturing site is set to install new machinery for manufacturing critical titanium parts for 777X production, the US manufacturer said Aug. 17.

The collapse of what once was Germany’s second-largest airline triggers fundamental change throughout the air transport market in Europe’s largest economy.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) retired its last Avro RJ100 with a special flight from Geneva to Zurich Aug. 15, after more than 15 years of service. The last of 21 SWISS Avros took off from Geneva and made its last official landing at Zurich airport. SWISS is replacing the Avros with Bombardier CSeries 100/300 aircraft. Exclusive photos by ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann