Comair awarded 14 Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft
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Executives from Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and its wholly owned subsidiary Comair, a Delta Connection carrier, have said that Comair has been awarded 14 Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft.
According to Comair the aircraft will be the first in its fleet to include a first-class cabin and will replace 14 of the regional carrier’s CRJ-100 50-seat aircraft.
The new CRJ-900 aircraft will have 12 first-class seats and 64 coach seats.
Comair is expected to take delivery of the new aircraft between August 2007 and February 2008. No financial details have been disclosed.