Turkish Airlines (THY) will buy three more A330 aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus, in addition to seven others ordered earlier this year, and two cargo planes, the company said Friday.
Turkish Airlines (THY) will buy three more A330 aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus, in addition to seven others ordered earlier this year, and two cargo planes, the company said Friday.
The three passenger carriers, scheduled for delivery in 2012, were an optional clause in a June order for seven aircraft.
THY has decided to go ahead with their purchase, according to a statement with the Istanbul stock exchange.
THY will also buy two A330-200F cargo planes from Airbus, to be delivered in 2010 and 2011, the company said in a separate statement.
The June order included also seven B777-300ER aircarft from Boeing.
The orders are made as part of an ambitious plan THY announced last year to expand its fleet with up to 105 new aicraft by 2023.
Its fleet currently comprises 130 planes, which fly to about 150 destinations.
The company has rapidly grown in recent years, increasing the number of its passangers by 74 percent to 22.6 million from 2005 to 2008, according to company figures.
On 12 June 1992, a Greek Mirage F-1C crashed during a dogfight with a Turkish F-16 piloted by Capt. Ilhan Filiz.
On 8 October 1996, a Greek Mirage-2000 piloted by Thanos Grivas shot down a Turkish F-16D with a Magic IR missile.
Just two days after that murder, on 10 October 1996 a Greek Mirage-2000 crashed close to Semadirek island after a dogfight with two Turkish F-16s.
Point of the story is: TUAF saved itself two missiles.
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