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Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airways has branded rubbish media that reports that it is planning to acquire controlling shares in Portugal’s ailing flag carrier TAP, Daily Sabah reports. The action came after Portuguese newspaper Negocios reported Monday citing diplomatic sources Read more
Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Israel from Jan. 26 until Jan. 31 without providing explanation. The airline indicated that the move was in line with a decision by “related authorities”, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports Read more
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, and Turkey will shortly resume regular flights between the two countries following several months of suspension owing to the pandemic, reports say. Dubai-based Flydubai according to Bloomberg will restart flights between the Emirati city and Read more
UK’s national carrier, British airways will resume long-haul flight to Dubai from July 17 as air travel I industry is gradually bouncing back. “Our current schedules show the LHR to DXB route will operate every other day from the 17th, Read more
Turkey Wealth Fund, TWF, is in advanced negotiations with Sweden’s Telia to acquire shares in Turkcell for an investment of $530 million. “Negotiations are still ongoing and are in an advanced stage, but no agreement has yet been reached,” Telia Read more
Turkey’s national flag carrier has signed a new deal with US plane maker for the purchase of three additional Boeing 777 cargo aircraft as it continues to develop into the fastest-growing air cargo carrier in the world. The aircraft based Read more
The Turkish national flagship carrier is queuing up for 50 aircraft from France-based Airbus and US-based Boeing with the two manufacturers to secure orders for 25 planes each. The announcement confirmed by the airlines’s CEO Ilker Ayci notes that the Read more
The Turkish national flag carrier has acquired its Boeing 777 freighter after the company announced in November that it was in talks for the acquisition of forty 787-9 Dreamliners. The new aircraft; 777-200LR passenger airplane type possesses twin engines. It Read more
The Turkish national carrier will not sign up for Airbus’s A380 jets yet even though the purchase of 40 aircrafts is scheduled before end of this year, the airlines’ CEO told Arabian Business in an interview. “We have sent RFPs Read more