Bombardier announces major CSeries order from Delta

Bombardier Inc. has announced a big order for its CSeries passenger jets in a deal with U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines Inc.

Delta has placed a firm order for 75 CS100 aircraft with options for an additional 50 units, Bombardier announced Thursday. That amounts to Delta's largest order yet for the CSeries aircraft.

The Montreal-based company said that based on the list price, the firm order is valued at approximately $5.6 billion US.

"The addition of Delta to our marquee CSeries customer list gives us tremendous momentum as we approach entry-into-service this summer," Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare said in announcing the deal.

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