Delta to AMR Jet Deliveries Stall on Government Shutdown
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Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp.’s American Airlines are waiting on new jets stuck as far afield as Germany with the partial shutdown of the U.S. government stalling deliveries across the global aerospace industry.
An Airbus SAS A319 due to be delivered today to American is still on the ground in Hamburg, joining other Airbus jets idled in Europe for JetBlue Airways Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. In Canada, Bombardier Inc. said it has a Delta-bound regional jet and a turboprop for a buyer it didn’t identify.