In order to supply the need for the acquisition of wide body aircraft, Turkish Airlines decided to purchase 50 of these models and 10 options, a total of 60 units, six of which will be delivered in 2019, 14 in 2020, 10 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 11 in 2023 and seven in 2024. Of this total, 30 will be from Boeing, B787-9, (25 + 5 optional) and 30 from Airbus, with A350-900 (25 + 5 optional).

It is also worth noting that the Company signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Airbus in January at the Élysée Palace in Paris during the official visit of its Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to French President Emmanuel Macron. In addition, in September 2017, during President Erdoğan’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Boeing and Turkish Airlines announced the commitment to order 787-9 Dreamliners.

According to M. İlker Aycı, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines: “We are pleased to conclude this aircraft acquisition process, a milestone not only for Turkish Airlines but also for Turkish aviation. have become important acquisitions of wide-body aircraft, which will meet the needs of the Company when we operate at the new airport in Istanbul, where it will be our new hub, once its construction is completed. that this initiative will further strengthen our rapidly expanding fleet to 2023, the 100th year of the Republic of Turkey, reflecting our commitment to continuously raise the level of passenger satisfaction with our services by adding value across the entire aviation chain civil turkish “.

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