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Turkish Airlines orders 7 Boeing 777s

Boeing says Turkish Airlines finalized an order for seven extended range 777-300s worth $1.9 billion at list prices.

Turkish Airlines orders 5 Boeing 777s

Boeing and Turkish Airlines have signed an order for five 777-300ER jetliners. The order is valued at $1.36 billion at list prices.

Amsterdam crash survivors hold memorial

Diplomats and officials placed nine cream-colored roses in a vase in an aircraft hangar Saturday to commemorate those killed in the crash of a Turkish Airlines jet near Amsterdam last month.

Boeing: 2 employees among dead in Amsterdam crash

Boeing Co. says two of its employees were among nine people who died when a Turkish Airlines jetliner crashed into a muddy field in the Netherlands.

Past Turkish Airlines Crashes

Nine people were killed and at least 50 injured in the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crash Wednesday at Amsterdam's main airport. Here are past Turkish Airlines crashes:

Turkish pilots blame turbulence for plane crash

A Turkish pilots' group claims turbulence from a large plane landing at Amsterdam airport may have caused the crash of a Turkish Airlines flight in which nine people died.

Remains of US victims of plane crash returned home

The remains of four U.S. citizens killed in a plane crash in the Netherlands last week have been returned home.

Authorities say 9 killed in Amsterdam plane crash

Nine people were killed and more than 50 injured Wednesday when a Turkish Airlines plane with 134 people aboard slammed into a field and broke into three pieces while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport, the area's acting mayor said.

Drunk passenger fails in attempted hijacking

A drunk man claiming to have a bomb tried to hijack a Russian-bound Turkish Airlines plane on Wednesday but fellow passengers quickly overpowered him, officials said.

2 Turks Surrender After Hijacking Plane

Two Turks protesting Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Turkey next month hijacked a jet carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday, and it landed safely in this southern Italian coastal city, where they surrendered, officials said.

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Turkish Airliner crashes in Amsterdam
Source: BBC News

A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport. The plane, with 135 passengers on board, crashed near the A9 motorway and suffered significant damage. It was Flight 1951 and was a 737-800 aircraft, the airport said.

Turkey plane crashes in Amsterdam
Source: BBC News

A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport.

Plane Crazy
Source: New York Post

A US citizen was booted from a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York after he complained there were "Arab types" on board, Turkish news media reported.

Drunk tries to hijack Turkish Airlines passenger jet - CNN.com
Source: CNN

(CNN) -- A drunk passenger tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight to Russia on Wednesday before he was brought under control, the head of Turkey's civil aviation authority said. The Turkish Airlines passenger jet was en route from Turkey to Russia when the incident took plac …

Turkish Airlines gets the hump
Source: BBC News

A job well done is worth celebrating, but Turkish Airlines say staff went too far when they sacrificed a camel.

Plane hijacking ends as Turkish deserter surrenders
Source: Turkishdailynews

First reports on the hijacking incident quoted police sources as saying the plane had been hijacked in protest at a planned November visit to Turkey by the Pope, who offended many Muslims with a speech last month linking the spread of the Islamic faith to violence.

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