Turkish Airlines to buy at least 50 Airbus, Boeing jets
Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):Turkish Airlines has confirmed plans to buy at least 50 wide-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing as the
flag carrier ramps up its ambitions ahead of a move to a new Istanbul airport.
The company said in a statement late Friday that it had agreed to buy 25 Boeing B787-9 aircraft,
known as the Dreamliner, and 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
In addition, it has the option to buy five more of each aircraft from both suppliers, meaning the
eventual purchase ould total 60 planes.
It said six would be delivered in 2019, 14 in 2020, 10 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 11 in 2023 and 7 in
the year 2024.
A statement by Airbus indicated that the catalogue price of the 25 A350s alone would amount
to $9.5 billion.