Turkish Air Says It’s About Two Months Away From Mega Jet Order

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Turkish Airlines is about two months away from a final decision on ordering as many as 600 jets, including 400 narrowbody planes and about 200 widebody aircraft, Chairman Ahmet Bolat said on Monday in Istanbul.

Turkey’s national carrier is on the cusp of potentially one of aviation’s single-largest plane orders, a magnitude that’s become more frequent with the number of sizable, ambitious transactions touted or locked-in of late as airlines rush to secure jets amid a shortage.