TK and the A380
Feb 21, 2015, 9:01 am
#47
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I don't expect them to sell First. They don't have the FA training to offer a true F product and it'd be too much of a niche with just one route. I recall they tried it a few years back when they had the initial wetleased planes from 9W and it didn't go well. The trend has been to sell them as C seats like on the 9W 77Ws and JJ A332s they have now. The F section on the MH A380 isn't so large anyway, only 8 seats.
Feb 25, 2015, 3:05 pm
#48
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The A380 won't be happening this year:
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/tu...213015422.html
Board chairman Hamdi Topcu said in Istanbul that the company, including subsidiaries, plans capital expenditure of $3.7 billion in 2015.
However he doused speculation that Turkish Airlines may be about to purchase or lease an A380 super jumbo aircraft from Airbus, saying there was no board decision on this issue.
"Turkish Airlines will not be operating an A380 aircraft in 2015," the company quoted him as saying.
But he added the company "has the talent to include any type of aircraft to its fleet and there are ongoing negotiations for all types of aircraft."
However he doused speculation that Turkish Airlines may be about to purchase or lease an A380 super jumbo aircraft from Airbus, saying there was no board decision on this issue.
"Turkish Airlines will not be operating an A380 aircraft in 2015," the company quoted him as saying.
But he added the company "has the talent to include any type of aircraft to its fleet and there are ongoing negotiations for all types of aircraft."
Feb 26, 2015, 12:17 am
#49
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To play devil's advocate for a second - does the wording "Turkish Airlines will not be operating an A380 aircraft in 2015" actually preclude wet leasing from MH (one option being discussed in an MH thread in the Other Asian Programs forum)?
Last edited by lokijuh; Feb 26, 2015 at 1:44 am
Mar 4, 2015, 3:52 pm
#50
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What time would it take to start operating a new type, such as A380, including training & certification etc? I'm no expert, but to a layperson it would seem quite a challenge to start operating a new type - especially an A380, starting from a point of not having any frames to operating within 10 months.
To play devil's advocate for a second - does the wording "Turkish Airlines will not be operating an A380 aircraft in 2015" actually preclude wet leasing from MH (one option being discussed in an MH thread in the Other Asian Programs forum)?
To play devil's advocate for a second - does the wording "Turkish Airlines will not be operating an A380 aircraft in 2015" actually preclude wet leasing from MH (one option being discussed in an MH thread in the Other Asian Programs forum)?
May 17, 2016, 5:21 am
#51
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THY A380
It seems a lot of the bigger carriers are/have invested in A380 apart from THY. Any idea why? They do fly large numbers and long route so would only seem logical from my, be it, limited perspective
EDIT: Unless of course IST cannot accommodate an A380
EDIT: Unless of course IST cannot accommodate an A380
Last edited by boosh; May 17, 2016 at 6:17 am
May 17, 2016, 6:50 am
#52
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I don't know if current IST could handle a home fleet of A380s. But even if it could, keep in mind that it is quite a challenge to generate enough profitable traffic and cargo to fill such huge aircraft on the daily frequency that key long-haul routes demand. TK may have crunched numbers and decided that the B777-300ER has a better overall yield/net profit profile for them.
May 18, 2016, 8:12 am
#53
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I believe current IST cannot handle the A380 - and every time I'm there I can see why - it's way too congested for anything bigger than the 773. That's why EK have never yet introduced it and they fly it to almost all major airports now.
New IST may be a different story and we don't have too much longer to wait for that now
New IST may be a different story and we don't have too much longer to wait for that now