Turkish Airlines warns it will shift 150-aircraft 737 MAX order to Airbus unless CFM improves engine offer

Turkish Airlines president Ahmet Bolat warned the carrier will shift its firm 150-aircraft Boeing 737 MAX order to the Airbus A320neo family unless CFM International improves its engine offer, leveraging the airline's 116-strong 737 fleet as bargaining power amid narrowbody supply tensions.

Discovered 2025-10-09T03:48:29.888409-07:00 | 2025-10-09T03:48:29.888409-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • A 150-aircraft swing would materially shift narrowbody demand and bolster Airbus’s delivery lead — see Airbus’s extended delivery advantage (Airbus Extends 10% Delivery Lead Over Boeing).

  • The dispute centers on CFM engine terms; unresolved talks could complicate Boeing’s planned MAX production ramp and expose ongoing FAA supply-chain constraints (Boeing preparing to ramp 737 MAX production to 42 jets/month; FAA supply-chain review keeps 737 MAX cap in place).

  • Turkish already operates 116 737-family jets; converting new orders to A320neos would alter fleet commonality, leasing flows and delivery pipelines — see recent Turkish MAX deliveries (AJet takes first two of 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8s).

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