Turkish Airlines finalizes order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets
The order is Turkish Airlines’ largest single-aisle deal with Boeing and includes flexibility to switch to the larger 737 MAX 10.
- Turkish Airlines finalized an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft yesterday in New York during the United Nations General Assembly, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attending the signing.
- Engine maintenance terms with CFM International, the joint venture between Aerospace and Safran, previously stalled negotiations; Turkish Airlines threatened to switch to Airbus if talks failed, Reuters reported.
- Boeing confirmed the new MAX aircraft will support the carrier's network from Istanbul, providing passenger and cargo capacity on routes to the United States, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East; deliveries run from 2033 through 2037.
- This agreement represents Turkish Airlines' largest single-aisle order with Boeing, and the deal includes flexibility to substitute the larger MAX 10 for MAX 8 aircraft as operational requirements develop.
- The purchase completes negotiations that began in 2025, when Turkish Airlines announced plans for up to 150 MAX jets alongside a separate agreement covering 50 firm Boeing Dreamliners.
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The Turkish national airline stated in a statement that it "decided to acquire a total of 150 aircraft" from the US manufacturer, including a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and a purchase option for 50 more. The bill was announced while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in New York, a day after meeting with his pair Donald Trump with Middle East leaders outside the UN General Assembly. Trump said it was a "big day for Boeing …
Turkish Airlines has finalized an agreement with Boeing for the purchase of up to 150 737 MAX aircraft, marking the airline's largest order for airplanes. The deal, reached after negotiations that began in 2025, is part of Turkish Airlines' long-term growth strategy and aims to strengthen the airline network short and medium as well as support the expansion of the fleet.The agreement was finalized in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyi…
The billion-dollar order had been announced after a meeting between Trump and Erdogan – but then it was about to end because of a dispute over maintenance.
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