Turkish Airlines, which flies to more countries than any other airline in the world, is on quite the (aircraft) shopping spree at the moment. In September Turkish Airlines announced their intent to order 40 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. That announcement coincided with Turkey’s president visiting the US. I guess they figure that if they’re going to…
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Good for TK. The 787/A350 combo has proven to work wonderfully for airlines across the globe.
Most probably they are getting ready for the Australian market with the combination of A350/ B787.
For a direct flight.
Getting ready for expansion when the new airport in IST open October 29 this year?
http://www.aero.de/news-27624/Istanbul-Grand-Airport-oeffnet-im-Oktober-2018.html
The current IST airport is at capacity.
George
Aren't the 787 and the A-350 competitors?
In which case why would an airline use both?
Biggest A350 has 10% more seats than the biggest B787, and its furthest range is nearly 1,000km more.
Call me "geek".
@Martin, they arent competitors in the same market, only by the company that builds them. They cover different market shares. The 787 is closer in capacity to the a330 and the a350 is closer in capacity to the 777. Not direct competitors per say, but they are intended for those markets. The difference is the 787 is out now, and so is the a350, while the a330neo and 777x are still under development. That also probably explains why they are swapping Airbus and Boeing in these respective markets/capacity (ie: a330 to 787 and 777 to a350). This is why you see airlines operating both types in unison.
"Turkish Airlines, which flies to more countries than any other airline in the world"
I see you mentioning this very regularly, Lucky. What is the source? And which airlines, if TK is indeed number one, are numbers two and three?
@AJO indeed TK is the airlines that serve flight to destination more than any airlines serve with 106 country in service. 2nd place is Lufthansa with 83 country, and 3rd place is BA with 78 country. A google search wont hurt
Istanbul is already logistically at a good place to be, so I can only see this as expanding their networks further to... New Zealand or Hawaii or Pacific-side Americas.