United Airlines in talks with Embraer, Bombardier over new jets

• United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) is in talks with Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) and Bombardier (OTCQX:BDRBF, OTC:BOMBF) to buy new narrow-body planes as part of an effort to reduce reliance on unprofitable regional jets, Bloomberg reports.
• The discussions center around the largest models in Embraer's updated E-Jets family and Bombardier's smallest CSeries.
• An Embraer or Bombardier purchase would be a departure for United, whose pilots only fly Boeing and Airbus aircraft on its main jet routes.