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Nov 10, 2016 (newstodate): Until less half a year ago, Turkish Airlines was still set on a steep growth curve in business and aircraft fleet.
Speaking in June 2016 at a Turkish Airlines press conference in Russia, the company's CEO said that the fleet would probably grow to 450-500 aircraft by 2023, while the carrier was currently operating 325 aircraft set to increase to 354 aircraft by the end of 2016.
-Under its ongoing fleet expansion program, Turkish Airlines now takes delivery of three to four new aircraft each month, the CEO said.
The CEO also said that he expected to have at least three Airbus A380 aircraft in the fleet by 2018.
After the start of the recent political turmoil in Turkey, the trend has certainly changed downward as passenger loads are declining.
Under a new management team, Turkish Airlines has started to cut back on services, announcing the grounding of 30 aircraft after wiping 22 destinations, including 17 international, from its route net.
Sources say the fleet reduction comprises 12 Airbus A330-200, two A340-300, 10 A319 and six Boeing 737-800.
Flights on other routes have also in several cases been reduced in frequency to match decreasing market demands.
On the positive side, Turkish Cargo is still growing, adding new freighter destinations, more frequencies on existing routes, and new freighter aircraft including one Airbus A300-600F cargo aircraft in November 2016, and Turkish Cargo's freighter fleet has now reached 13 aircraft.
Speaking in June 2016 at a Turkish Airlines press conference in Russia, the company's CEO said that the fleet would probably grow to 450-500 aircraft by 2023, while the carrier was currently operating 325 aircraft set to increase to 354 aircraft by the end of 2016.
-Under its ongoing fleet expansion program, Turkish Airlines now takes delivery of three to four new aircraft each month, the CEO said.
The CEO also said that he expected to have at least three Airbus A380 aircraft in the fleet by 2018.
After the start of the recent political turmoil in Turkey, the trend has certainly changed downward as passenger loads are declining.
Under a new management team, Turkish Airlines has started to cut back on services, announcing the grounding of 30 aircraft after wiping 22 destinations, including 17 international, from its route net.
Sources say the fleet reduction comprises 12 Airbus A330-200, two A340-300, 10 A319 and six Boeing 737-800.
Flights on other routes have also in several cases been reduced in frequency to match decreasing market demands.
On the positive side, Turkish Cargo is still growing, adding new freighter destinations, more frequencies on existing routes, and new freighter aircraft including one Airbus A300-600F cargo aircraft in November 2016, and Turkish Cargo's freighter fleet has now reached 13 aircraft.