Turkish Airlines to sublease eight Airbus A330-200s to cut costs

[flee 5]

Turkish Airlines has taken eight Airbus A330-200s out of service as part of a sublease plan to cut costs following a net loss of $463 million in the first nine months of 2016, reversed from a net profit of $877 in the year-ago period.

 

The eight aircraft, which are configured for 24 seats in business and 255 in economy class, were built between 2007 and 2011. The aircraft have PW4168A-1D engines and a 233-tonne maximum take-off weight.

 

More:

http://atwonline.com/leasing/turkish-airlines-sublease-eight-airbus-a330-200s-cut-costs

 

 

 

 

MAB might want to consider these to ease their wide body aircraft shortage....

[jahur 0]

I heard MAB is looking for 2-3 A330s this looks good since their PW powered and near 280 seating configuration.

[KK Lee 5]

I heard MAB is looking for 2-3 A330s this looks good since their PW powered and near 280 seating configuration.

Opportunity for pb to walk his talk.

Edited December 3, 2016 by KK Lee

[Vicknesh PS 0]

Airasia X could use these to start their London route.....albeit maybe engine non RR

[BC Tam 2]

If the numbers add up right, engine choice should not be problem

After all, D7 did start off with non RR engined 330's

[flee 5]

I am not sure if the seat count is dense enough to make the economics work for D7. It looks like it will suit MH a lot better, especially on long sectors like KUL-AKL.

[Sandeep G 1]

The issue here is probably, can they get them at the right price and with the correct product... after having spent much money and fanfare on the new J class retrofit, a standard offering should be the way

[JuliusWong 0]

The eight A332 up for wet/ dry lease are all ex-TAM machines. Pretty worn-out interior as TK only re-upholstered the ex-TAM interior with their own. Except for TC-JIZ (223 seats), the rest as mentioned has 279 seats.

869 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIO Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored OE-ICX lsf AerCap

876 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIP Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored OE-IDC lsf AerCap

949 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIR Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored OE-ICY lsf AerCap Çatalhöyük

961 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIS Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored OE-ICZ lsf AerCap

977 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIT Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored OE-IDA lsf AerCap

1213 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIV Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored PT-MVU lsf AerCap

1221 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIY Turkish Airlines C24Y255 Stored PT-MVV lsf AerCap Lale (Tulip)

1118 Airbus A330-223 TC-JIZ Turkish Airlines C40Y183 Stored PT-MVT lsf AerCap, Invest in Turkey cs Alacahöyük

J class

Y class

[JuliusWong 0]

Source: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Turkish-Airlines/Airbus-A330-202/4099931/L

 

TK's A332 fleet currently stored at Antalya International Airport.

Edited December 6, 2016 by JuliusWong

[Tamizi Hj Tamby 1]

Looks like situation is not going well for TK. Hopefully they will recover.

And hopefully the parked A332s will be leased to other operators.

[flee 5]

Looks like situation is not going well for TK. Hopefully they will recover.

 

And hopefully the parked A332s will be leased to other operators.

TK's situation is political - not their fault at all.

 

MAB might want to talk to TK and their lessors to enable MAB to take over two or three of the older aircraft. MAB can then refurbish and repaint them and lease them (from the lessors, not sublease from TK) for another 6 or 7 years at a low lease rate.

[Tamizi Hj Tamby 1]

TK's situation is political - not their fault at all.

 

MAB might want to talk to TK and their lessors to enable MAB to take over two or three of the older aircraft. MAB can then refurbish and repaint them and lease them (from the lessors, not sublease from TK) for another 6 or 7 years at a low lease rate.

 

Ah i see; would be nice to see A332 making a comeback to MH.

[David.W 0]

Interior would need to be changed if they want to maintain the same standard

[Riza 0]

Can they just use the 332 to less demanding market, say Dhaka? But have to thinl for another rotation though.