Delta C-Series delivery pushed back to 2019

Delta expects to fly Bombardier-C Series jets by early 2019. The Atlanta-based carrier

anticipates taking delivery of a "handful" of aircraft in the fourth quarter with entry-into-service early next year.

The aircrafts will seat 100 passengers, Boeing lost its trade case against Canada's Bombardier earlier this year, a surprise loss for the world's biggest airplane manufacturer. Boeing said Canada's Bombardier sold the planes to Delta below cost and received illegal government subsidies. It said the company's practices harmed its business.

Delta agreed to purchase at least 75 of the Bombardier planes, which have sold poorly in general, in 2016.

Delta planned to take 15 CS100s in 2018 when it ordered 75 of the aircraft two years ago. However, the program and delay trade case has pushed that schedule back.

In addition to the CSeries, Delta is scheduled to take delivery of 31 Airbus A321s, five Airbus A350-900s and 23 Boeing 737-900ERs this year.