Turkish Airlines to take delivery of 26 Boeing aircraft in 2016

Boeing announced (29-Apr-2016) plans to delivery six 777-300ER and 20 737-800 NG aircraft to Turkish Airlines in 2016. Turkish Airlines chief investment and technology officer Ahmet Bolat said: "Turkish Airlines is one of the world's ascendant airlines and an established global network carrier. It has achieved this through various significant investments in its fleet which now stands at over 311 and growing. The delivery of a further 26 Boeing aircraft this year, which form a substantial part of our long-haul and short-haul fleets, are integral to Turkish's continued growth and we look forward to introducing the new planes on our domestic and international network." [more - original PR]