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Turkish Airlines in Talks With Airbus to Purchase 355 Planes
- Order would be largest in the Turkish carrier’s history
- Airline chairman talked in May of possible 600-plane order
Turkish Airlines planes at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.
Photographer: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images
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Turkish Airlines is in talks with Airbus SE for what would be the biggest order in the carrier’s history if finalized.
Management of the airline met with Airbus officials in Istanbul to discuss buying 345 planes in addition to an order for 10 A350-900 aircraft announced in January, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.