Turkish Airways is negotiating with Boeing (NYSE:) concerning the potential acquisition of roughly 250 jetliners, the corporate’s Chairman Ahmet Bolat mentioned Tuesday, simply months after hanging a serious cope with European jetmaker Airbus.
Bolat said in an interview that discussions are at present targeted on track pricing, industrial phrases, and engine prices. The potential order may embody 150-175 Boeing 737 Max narrowbody plane, with the remaining jets being the bigger 787 Dreamliner mannequin.
In response to Bolat, the talks are in an early section, with no agency timeline established for a last settlement. A profitable cope with Boeing would comply with their December dedication to buy 230 Airbus planes.
In April, Bolat indicated the airline’s intention to accumulate a further 235 plane, encompassing each narrowbody and widebody fashions.
Elsewhere, Juneyao Airways’ low-cost unit, 9Air, is about to obtain a Boeing 737 Max as quickly as Friday, an organization spokesman reportedly advised Bloomberg Information, doubtlessly signaling the tip of the supply blockade from China.
The 737 Max is scheduled to depart from Boeing Subject in Seattle on Tuesday, with a stopover in Honolulu, earlier than arriving at 9Air’s most important base in Guangzhou, southern China, on June 7, Bloomberg mentioned. The plane is predicted to be prepared for flight operations a month later, the spokesman added.
