The global recession seems to have had no impact on its operations – the airline carried 3.1 million passengers in the first two months of the year, a rise of 9 per cent from a year earlier and cargo too is up 3.4 per cent, emphasising just what the carrier’s CEO, Temel Kotil, had told PayloadAsia in Delhi, a few months ago. On the eve of launching the daily services from Delhi and Mumbai to Istanbul, Dr Kotil had said that there had been no reduction in the … [Read more...] about Turkish Airlines keeps growth firmly in its sights
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Turkish sees fourfold rise in 2008 profit
Turkish Airlines has reported a net profit of US$874 million in 2008, nearly a fourfold increase over the $224 million reported in 2007, on the back of rising traffic. The carrier also said it is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing regarding the purchase of 25 long-haul aircraft plus 10 options and 50 narrow body aircraft plus 20 options. Last month it placed an order for five 777-300ERs for delivery from October 2010 to February 2011. Turkish Airline's revenue for the year climbed 26 per cent … [Read more...] about Turkish sees fourfold rise in 2008 profit
Turkish Airlines B737 crashes near Schiphol
Investigators have taken detailed photos of the wreckage of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 and analysed black box recordings in a bid to establish why the plane crashed, killing nine people and injuring 86, six critically. Flight TK1951 from Istanbul fell out of the sky about two miles short of the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Wednesday morning, smashing into three pieces and spraying luggage and debris across a farmer's field. Despite the catastrophic impact, the wreckage did not … [Read more...] about Turkish Airlines B737 crashes near Schiphol
Jet Airways in talks to lease aircraft to Oman Air
India's Jet Airways is in talks with Oman Air on commercial cooperation including possible leasing of its aircraft to Oman Air. "We are in talks with Oman Air for commercial cooperation about leasing of aircraft," Saroj K. Datta, executive director of Jet Airways said according to a Times of Oman report. "We have some surplus aircraft and wanted to know whether Oman Air would be interested in leasing them." The announcement is likely to be made in a couple of weeks, Datta said. Jet Airways has … [Read more...] about Jet Airways in talks to lease aircraft to Oman Air
Europe & CIS : Turkish Air plans 75 aircraft purchase
Turkish Airlines moved forward with its fleet renewal despite the uncertain airline environment, recently announcing its intention to place an order for 25 widebody and 50 single-aisle aircraft plus 10 widebody and 10 narrowbody options. Requests for proposals will be solicited from both Boeing and Airbus and Turkish said it is considering the A350 XWB, A330, 777 and 787 for the twinaisle order and the entire A320 and 737NG families (except the 737-600) for its narrowbody purchase. It … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS : Turkish Air plans 75 aircraft purchase
Europe & CIS : Turkish Air plans 75 aircraft purchase
Turkish Airlines moved forward with its fleet renewal despite the uncertain airline environment, recently announcing its intention to place an order for 25 widebody and 50 single-aisle aircraft plus 10 widebody and 10 narrowbody options. Requests for proposals will be solicited from both Boeing and Airbus and Turkish said it is considering the A350 XWB, A330, 777 and 787 for the twinaisle order and the entire A320 and 737NG families (except the 737-600) for its narrowbody purchase. It … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS : Turkish Air plans 75 aircraft purchase