Delta Said to Defer Order of 100 Small Narrow-Body Jets to 2012
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Delta Air Lines Inc. deferred an order of 100 small narrow-body jets until 2012, delaying talks with planemakers such as Embraer SA, as it prepares to buy 100 Boeing Co. 737s, a person familiar with the matter said.
Discussions with Embraer and competitor Bombardier Inc. advanced this year while Atlanta-based Delta negotiated with Boeing and Airbus SAS for the larger planes, said the person, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. The Boeing deal was described this week by people familiar with that purchase.