Turkish Airlines is to convert a batch of five Boeing 777-300ER options into a firm order for the twinjet type.
The Star Alliance airline states, in a stock exchange filing, that the aircraft covered by the exercised options will be delivered in 2016-17.
Turkish Airlines finalised an order for 15 777-300ERs in December last year, which included options on five.
All 777-300ERs are powered by General Electric GE90 engines.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
Air China has entered into an agreement with Comac for the purchase of 100 C919 aircraft, becoming the latest high-profile customer for the narrowbody programme.
Airbus is confident that a planned A350 production rate hike to 12 aircraft monthly can be accommodated both by the supply chain and the airframer’s own industrial system. The manufacturer had previously worked towards a 10-per-month output, and had practically achieved this level in 2019 – when A350 deliveries in ...
AirAsia Group advisor Tony Fernandes is not ruling out Comac aircraft from future fleet planning, becoming the latest in a growing number of airline leaders to comment on the Chinese airframer.
