PARIS — Turkish Airlines has begun talks with Airbus to buy up to 40 A350 jetliners worth $12.4 billion (£9.15 billion) at list prices, hours after striking a similar deal with its U.S. rival Boeing, people familiar with the airline said on Friday. In an announcement coinciding with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, Boeing said on Thursday the carrier intended to buy 787-9 jets worth $11 billion at list prices. Hours later, Turkish Airlines also sought prices for up to 40 wide-body A350-900 jets, the people said. "We never comment on talks that we may or may not be having with our customers," an Airbus spokesman. Turkish Airlines was not immediately available for comment.

Source: New York Times September 22, 2017 10:52 UTC