Airbus says agreement with Turkish Airlines reached in principle for order
November 13, 2023
11:24 AM GMT+1
Updated 11 hours ago
An Airbus spokesperson
said on Monday the planemaker and Turkish Airlines
had reached an agreement in principle for a "significant commercial aircraft order".
The spokesperson said the agreement was being ratified and would be communicated in the "coming days".
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency earlier reported
Turkish Airlines on Saturday had held talks with Airbus to discuss a potential order for 355 new jets.
During the meeting, which took place in Istanbul,
officials from Turkish Airlines discussed buying
75 wide-body A350-900 and
15 wide-body A350-1000 aircraft as well as
250 narrow-body A321neo aircraft and
five A350F cargo aircraft, in addition to 10 A350-900s for which terms have already been agreed.