JetBlue talks pick up with planemakers over replacing jets

MONTREAL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jet Blue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) met with Canadian planemaker Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) and also had plans to meet with Brazil's Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) this month, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, in a signal that talks are picking up for the U.S. airline's closely watched sales campaign. Low-cost carrier JetBlue has previously said it is weighing whether to replace its fleet of about 60, 100-seater E-190 jets, in a campaign pitting Bombardier's CSeries against its Brazilian rival's latest model, the E190-E2. JetBlue officials also met Bombardier Chief Executive Alain Bellemare at the company's Montreal-area plant on Monday, said an industry source, confirming earlier media reports.

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