B747-8 for TK?
Sep 7, 2017, 12:09 am
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B747-8 for TK?
Turkish Airlines (THY) is reported to have initiated talks with the U.S. aerospace company Boeing for the purchase of eight 747-8i, also known as the Super Jumbo Jet.According to a report by Turkish daily Hürriyet, THY plans to bring Boeing's super jumbo jets to its fleet through financial leasing and employ them for long-haul flights....
I believe it when I see it.
Sep 8, 2017, 1:13 am
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If they are serious about this, wonder why they didn't bite on the A380 when it was rumored before? They had the chance to get MH's on the cheap already.
I'd love to see this, but seems doubtful I'd get a chance to fly it anyway as we've already been downgraded from 2 daily flights to 1 and also downgraded to A330 instead of 77W.
I'd love to see this, but seems doubtful I'd get a chance to fly it anyway as we've already been downgraded from 2 daily flights to 1 and also downgraded to A330 instead of 77W.
Sep 8, 2017, 3:07 pm
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JFK is the only one that I know of, the the 3rd isn't daily. Next to that BKK has 2. I can't think of any other long hauls that have multiple frequency anymore, used to be 2x to NRT but has been reduced to 1x for quite some time now.
Sep 8, 2017, 5:45 pm
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Sep 9, 2017, 3:54 am
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the whole A380 or 747 purchase depends on the new airport. The current airport absolutely can't handle those two types of planes.
I think TK will move to buy either A380s or 747s, with 3 or even 4 classes when they move to the new airport.
If they can get the passenger numbers back up you will see some extremely aggressive fleet and service expansion plans with TK after 2019.
I think TK will move to buy either A380s or 747s, with 3 or even 4 classes when they move to the new airport.
If they can get the passenger numbers back up you will see some extremely aggressive fleet and service expansion plans with TK after 2019.
Sep 9, 2017, 4:00 am
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the whole A380 or 747 purchase depends on the new airport. The current airport absolutely can't handle those two types of planes.
I think TK will move to buy either A380s or 747s, with 3 or even 4 classes when they move to the new airport.
If they can get the passenger numbers back up you will see some extremely aggressive fleet and service expansion plans with TK after 2019.
I think TK will move to buy either A380s or 747s, with 3 or even 4 classes when they move to the new airport.
If they can get the passenger numbers back up you will see some extremely aggressive fleet and service expansion plans with TK after 2019.
Sep 9, 2017, 4:03 am
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Sep 9, 2017, 6:49 am
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Sep 9, 2017, 2:57 pm
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1. There have been plenty of 747's at IST over the years. The airport can handle them easily (well as easily as it can handle any additional flights). I also believe that the newest gates (those opened about a 14 months ago) can handle A380's. So the claim above that the airport cannot handle them is untrue (and to spell it out I can recall at different times Saudia, El Al, Thai- a long time ago, and others operating 747's out of IST regularly.
2. They say that the new airport will "open" in late 2018. I do believe that they will have a runway done then, or maybe early 2019 and they will hit their date and then "test" it for at least a year, and maybe run a few flights after and that maybe it will go into real operations in 2021 or 2022 - with the goal to have it fully functioning as TK's hub by the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in 2023.
2. They say that the new airport will "open" in late 2018. I do believe that they will have a runway done then, or maybe early 2019 and they will hit their date and then "test" it for at least a year, and maybe run a few flights after and that maybe it will go into real operations in 2021 or 2022 - with the goal to have it fully functioning as TK's hub by the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in 2023.