Delta in talks to acquire dozens of small narrowbody jets - sources
Delta is in talks with planemakers that could lead to the acquisition of dozens of small narrowbody jets, industry sources said. The airline has said it needs to phase out as many as 120 older aircraft as it trades up from regional to larger mainline jets with 100 or more seats. Industry sources said Canada's Bombardier is pushing particularly hard for a deal for its struggling new CSeries aircraft after losing out to Boeing at United earlier this year. A US-based Delta employee who spoke on condition of anonymity said Bombardier executives were in Atlanta this week. He could not say whether Delta would buy the CSeries because the "negotiations are ongoing".<br/>
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Delta in talks to acquire dozens of small narrowbody jets - sources
Delta is in talks with planemakers that could lead to the acquisition of dozens of small narrowbody jets, industry sources said. The airline has said it needs to phase out as many as 120 older aircraft as it trades up from regional to larger mainline jets with 100 or more seats. Industry sources said Canada's Bombardier is pushing particularly hard for a deal for its struggling new CSeries aircraft after losing out to Boeing at United earlier this year. A US-based Delta employee who spoke on condition of anonymity said Bombardier executives were in Atlanta this week. He could not say whether Delta would buy the CSeries because the "negotiations are ongoing".<br/>
