Delta Air Lines is taking a “serious look” at ordering the Bombardier CSeries, according to comments from President Ed Bastian on the carrier’s fourth quarter and year end 2015 earnings call. Prompted by a question from a journalist, Bastian was very complimentary of the CSeries as technology.
“[T]hey brought the C-Series to Atlanta right before Christmas and we met with Fred Cromer, President of Bombardier and it’s a pretty impressive airplane,” said Bastian, adding that “The geared turbofan is the really the first big innovation since the Boeing 787 revolutionized the composite structure for the body, the fuselage of the airplane. So, we actually think that at the right price it’s quite a competitive airplane particularly given the engine technology. So we’re taking a very serious look at it.”
