Aircraft
Boeing Turns Focus to Turkey’s Vision 2023 with Dreamliner Deal
Turkish Airlines signs MOU for forty 787-9s as Boeing agrees to participate in national aerospace initiative
(From l to r) Boeing Vice Chairman Ray Conner, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Airlines Chairman Ayci sign a deal covering the sale of 40 Boeing 787-9s during the UN General Assembly in New York.
(From l to r) Boeing Vice Chairman Ray Conner, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Airlines Chairman Ayci sign a deal covering the sale of 40 Boeing 787-9s during the UN General Assembly in New York.

Boeing on Friday agreed to participate in a so-called national aerospace initiative with Turkey as part of a wide-ranging agreement anchored by a 40-aircraft order for 787-9 Dreamliners from Turkish Airlines. Dubbed the Boeing Turkey National Aerospace Initiative, the plan calls for Boeing’s direct support of the Turkish aerospace industry in conjunction with economic targets set by a program established to coincide with the Republic of Turkey’s centenary known as Vision 2023. Boeing and Turkish Airlines signed the aircraft MOU during a visit to New York by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the United Nations General Assembly.