Turkish Airlines ordered 2 A330-200F airplanes from Airbus, but there was a catch. The catch is that one of the 2 planes is the development aircraft that took the bulk of the 200 hours of flight testing.
Temel Kotil, Turkish Airlines CEO, said that since it was a development aircraft, it made it “cheaper.”
The aircraft is being re-engined with Rolls-Royce Trent 700s.
Kotil says Turkish plans to operate its A330-200F on cargo services to China and other parts of Asia. Turkish Airlines current fleet is four A310-300Fs.
Airbus A330-200F
Photo by: María Pastora y Pedro
