Delta orders 100 Airbus planes

NEW YORK: Delta Air Lines announced Thursday that it has

seats and are used for domestic or

The Airbus order comes amid and US giant Boeing over a trade dispute involving a separate Delta deal to buy planes from Canadian company Bombardier.

begin in 2020 and go through estimated $12.7 billion based on the aircraft catalogue price.

Delta said in an investor presenta in 40 percent fuel savings compared

“This is the right transaction at the right time for our customers, our employees and our sharehold a statement.

US built planes

Airbus in 2015 opened a manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama aggressively in the US market.

Toulouse, France-based Airbus to the US in the announcement, say be delivered from Mobile.

“This purchase furthers our commitment to US aviation -- a commitment that has never been Airbus Commercial Aircraft.

“Today, there is more US content in Airbus aircraft than from any 40 percent of our aircraft-related procurement coming from the

Delta also announced that Pratt & Whitney as the engine provider, and for engine maintenance. Delta also selected Pratt engines for the Bombardier Boeing trade dispute,

Canadian government subsidies to Bombardier.

“Delta remains a valued custom

disciplined offer in the Delta campaign. While Delta has chosen to

Canada-based Bombardier in October unveiled a production the European company a stake in the Bombardier C-Series program. any punitive tariffs sought by the US government in response to Boeing complaints.

done significant damage to its said Jim Corridore, an analyst at CFRA Research.

- tectionist stance in getting the US government to add those taxes to

Corridore noted that Boeing the trade dispute.

bright because of strong demand in both commercial airplane and defense businesses.