Delta Air Lines takes off with 40 Bombardier jetliners

Posted on 6 Dec 2012
The autoclave area at Bombardier Aerospace in Belfast

Bombardier Aerospace has sold 40 regional jets to Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines for £1.15bn.

Delta Air Lines has taken options on an additional 30 aircraft, which could take the deal to over £2bn based on list prices. “We selected Bombardier‘s CRJ900 NextGen aircraft specifically because it is proven to be the most cost-efficient jet aircraft in its class for our operations and this regional jet satisfies the agreement that…

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