Bombardier pushes for airline talks, China breakthrough

Montreal

BOOSTED by a pivotal CSeries deal with Delta Air Lines, Canada's Bombardier Inc is rekindling sales talks with several US and European carriers, even as it eyes China, the world's fastest-growing aviation nation.

Montreal-based Bombardier is leveraging last week's order for 75 of the 110-seater CSeries narrowbodies to renew contact with established Western carriers, while harbouring mid-term plans to win a breakthrough order from Chinese airlines, company executives said.

The Delta deal, along with an expected firm order for 45 planes from Air Canada, give Montreal-based Bombardier the North American "anchor" it needs to bolster efforts globally, the company's chief executive said in an interv…