Turkish Airlines agrees amended delivery schedule for Airbus orders

Turkish Airlines has undertaken a restructuring of its fleet plans, agreeing with Airbus to reschedule a number of deliveries. The carrier adds that it has “adapted the overall outstanding orders”, taking into account operational and financial positions, to ensure a “solid basis” for the airline’s future. Turkish Airlines has not detailed the extent of the changes but says it has reviewed its fleet plan in light of the crisis affecting the air transport industry. Over the first nine months of the year the airline’s passenger numbers have fallen by 62% to 21.6m, split almost equally between international and domestic. The airline has yet to disclose Q3 financial results, but it turned in an TL2.8b ($342m) operating loss, and a TL4.2b net loss, for the first six months of this year.<br/>