Bombardier still hopeful for United Airlines CSeries order

Bombardier believes United Airlines’ recent decision to order 40 Boeing 737-700s does not preclude it from selling the CSeries to the airline. The manufacturer is eager to land a CSeries order from a major North American carrier. “We continue to talk with United,” Bombardier Commercial Aircraft VP-commercial operations Ross Mitchell said Tuesday. “I don’t think that [the 737-700] order precludes us doing something there. Certainly, we still believe the CSeries is the right airplane for a number of airlines … We don’t think that order necessarily changes the situation for us. We still believe strongly that the CSeries will be successful in the North American market with the major carriers.” United said it will use the 737-700s to replace a portion of the carrier’s domestic capacity now being operated under contract by regional airlines. <br/>