Turkmenistan Airlines First 777-200LR
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger aircraft to Turkmenistan’s national flag carrier, Turkmenistan Airlines. The airplane is the first of two 777-200LRs Turkmenistan Airlines has on order. The delivery coincided with the opening of a new terminal at the Ashgabat International airport.
“Boeing and Turkmenistan Airlines have been partners for more than 20 years and we’ve seen the airline grow to become a successful company,” said Marty Bentrott, Vice President, Sales, Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The airline continues to invest in its fleet, increase profitability and provide best service to its valued customers.”
Turkmenistan Airlines’ fleet modernization plan started in 1992 when the airline became the first in the Commonwealth of Independent States to order airplanes from Boeing. The airplane will join Turkmenistan’s fleet of airplanes, which currently include seven 717-200s, three 737-300s, four 737-700s, five 737-800s and four 757-200s.
Source Boeing / Edited By Airline Adviser 03/26/14