Brazil brings WTO challenge against Canada over CSeries

Brazil has formally taken its case against government financial investment in the Bombardier CSeries to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Alaska 2016 profit down 4%; evaluating Virgin America A320s

Alaska Air Group will spend the next 6-9 months evaluating Virgin America’s Airbus A320 fleet to determine whether it will keep the aircraft long term, according to Alaska chairman and CEO Brad Tilden.

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Etihad CEO: 2016 a ‘year of sustained growth in a tough environment’

In 2016, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways saw a year “of sustained growth in a very tough business environment,” Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) president and CEO James Hogan said in a Feb. 8 statement.

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Ryanair, Norwegian to start feeder flights this summer

Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair and LCC Norwegian plan to start joint feeder flights from summer 2017 onward.

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SAS Scandinavian Airlines traffic climbs in January as yields fall
Russia suspends AOCs of two regional carriers
Korean Air, Thai Airways name new leaders
Russia and Bulgaria to add designated carriers, frequencies
Aircraft Briefs-Feb. 8, 2017

ALPA presses Trump to oppose Norwegian permit

As US President Donald Trump prepares for a White House meeting Feb. 9 with airline and airport industry leaders, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has pressed its case for the administration to revoke Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) permit to fly to the US.

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A New Generation

Narrowbody market transforms as new jets enter service.

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ATW Editor’s Blog: Protesters at Washington Dulles are happy, well behaved
ATW AirKarp Blog: ‘Basic economy’ is a reasonable business decision for airlines
ATW Need I Say Moores Blog: Board games

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Photo Gallery: This Week in Aviation-Feb. 6-10, 2017
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