Turkish Airlines is expanding its narrowbody fleet with six Airbus A321neos in 2027. New lease agreement Earlier today, BOC Aviation, one of the world's largest aircraft lessors, announced it will lease six Airbus A321neos to Turkish Airlines. These new planes will be delivered in 2027.
"Turkish Airlines is one of our longest-standing customers, and this transaction is testimony to the breadth of that relationship. There is strong demand for these latest technology aircraft from our orderbook, and that will underpin our growth in the next few years.” - Steven Townend, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BOC Aviation According to data from ch-aviation, Turkish Airlines has 66 A321neos and has another 199 on order.
Thirty-five planes are currently grounded due to issues with Pratt & Whitney's PW1100G-JM engines. Because of the severity of the groundings, the airline reached a compensation agreement with P&W in July. Data from Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, shows that the groundings of the A321neos have led Turkish Airlines to reduce its A321neo operations by 9.
1% over November 2023. Last year, the airline had 4,100 A321neo flights and that number dropped to 3,727 flights this month. In total, there are 373 fewer flights and 76,385 fewer seats.
Where do you think it wants to fly? The A321neos were pulled from several routes, including: Istanbul - Hatay Istanbul - Erbil Istanbul - Madinah Istanbul - Kayseri Istanbul - Samsun Istanbul - Adana Istanbul - Izmir Ist.