Business Round-Up
Landmark Airbus deal for Turkish Airlines
May 1st 2013
Turkish Airlines, which is 49.1% owned by the airline’s national government, confirmed the biggest aviation deal in the history of Turkish aviation last month when it signed off a US$9 billion order for 25 A321s, four A320NEOs and 53 A321neos, with options for 35 A321neos, in Istanbul. Read More »
In the same month, the airline that flies to 219 cities in 98 countries, confirmed a US$6.9 billion, 70 aircraft order for Boeing single aisle jets, mainly made up of the B737 MAX 8s, with options for 25 of the new, more fuel efficient aircraft type.
Turkish Airlines forecast annual passenger numbers will reach 13 million for the 12 months to this December and hit 90 million a year by 2020.
