Turkish Airlines mulls order for B787s and A350s
Turkish Airlines chairman and executive committee President, Ilker Ayci, has refuted a report in Turkish daily Hürriyet linking the carrier to a proposed order for B747-8s, reports ch-aviation.
Ayci said Turkish Airlines was more interested in the B787-9 from Boeing and the A350 from Airbus due to the fact that they are new generation aircraft offering superior performance in terms of range, capacity and operating costs.
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https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/ ... ing-787-9/hakan wrote: ↑22 Sep 2017, 13:03 THY has ordered 40 B787-9 from Boeing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boein ... BW35R?il=0
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Like it Luchtzak. Thanks.
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After Boeing news, now there are rumors that THY is negotiating with Airbus for 40 A350 planes. Let's see when the official announcement will be made.
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Turkish Airlines to launch service from Istanbul Ataturk to Samarkand on 16 March 2018.
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Turkish Airlines carried 6.7 million passengers in September 2017, up 13% year-on-year, with LF up 5.7 points to 81.5%.
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Turkish Airlines to launch new service from Ankara to Frankfurt on 29 October, to Vienna and Berlin on 30 October and Paris on 31 October 2017.
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Finally! Being stuck in Ankara 2 x 3 days due to the snow storms in Istanbul and not being able to go back Westwards for lack of direct flights was a bad experience last Winter.
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Turkish Airlines extended its routes from Ankara to Berlin and Vienna to year-round service starting winter 2017/18.
Turkish Airlines to relaunch service from Istanbul Ataturk to Aqaba on 18 March 2018, with B737-800.
Turkish Airlines to relaunch service from Istanbul Ataturk to Aqaba on 18 March 2018, with B737-800.
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Turkish Airlines, amongst three airlines from Turkey are in the danger zone: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/europ ... one-chart/
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Turkish Airlines currently sees “no need” for the A380, but is open to evaluating the airline’s requirement for the aircraft in the future following the opening of Istanbul’s third airport in October 2018.
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There are some news in Turkish aviation media today that the chairman of THY will sign a purchase agreement with Airbus company for 25 of A350 in presence of French and Turkish Presidents during the Turkish President's visit to France.
THY has recently ordered 40 of B787-9 from Boeing company.
THY has recently ordered 40 of B787-9 from Boeing company.
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Turkish Airlines aims to operate the largest aircraft fleet in the world, with most based at the new Istanbul airport. The current fleet consists of 331 aircraft.
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Good luck if they want to try and beat Ryanair on the number of aircraft, with 413 B737 according to Planespotters.net.
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Or American Airlines, around 1400 planes (+ American Eagle)
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Some new destinations are coming for THY from Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST):
Samarkand-Uzbekistan
Aqaba-Jordan
Krasnodar-Russian Federation
Freetown-Sierra Leone
Moroni-Comoros (The THY Board told the media their intention to fly Moroni only last Friday)
Samarkand-Uzbekistan
Aqaba-Jordan
Krasnodar-Russian Federation
Freetown-Sierra Leone
Moroni-Comoros (The THY Board told the media their intention to fly Moroni only last Friday)
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Turkish Airlines to start A319 service from Istanbul Ataturk to Krasnodar on 08 May 2018.
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Freetown flights have started. Comoros flights are in line.
http://www.airkule.com/haber/THY-SIERRA ... UCTU/29749
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THY has also announced that they will start Istanbul Ataturk-Palermo (Italy) flights in June 2018.