{"id":22713620,"date":"2026-09-16T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/turkish-airlines-boeing-737-max-cfm-engine-dispute-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:13:24","slug":"turkish-airlines-boeing-737-max-cfm-engine-dispute-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/turkish-airlines-boeing-737-max-cfm-engine-dispute-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airlines Held Up 150 Boeing 737 MAX Over the Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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It has an engine problem, and it has spent the better part of a year using one to solve the other.<\/p><p>A 150-aircraft Boeing 737 MAX order &mdash; announced with considerable ceremony after President Erdogan met President Trump a year ago &mdash; has been sitting unsigned. Not because the airline changed its mind about the aeroplanes, but because it could not get the terms it wanted from the company that makes the only engine they can be fitted with.<\/p><p>According to a Reuters report on 15 September, that deadlock has broken, and the deal may be signed within days. It is not signed yet.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 22px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;color:#1a1a1a\">Quick Facts<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>Status:<\/strong> reported close to finalisation on 15 September 2026, not yet signed. Treat as pending<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>The order:<\/strong> 150 Boeing 737 MAX &mdash; 100 firm and 50 options, in 737-8 and 737-10 variants<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>Wider package:<\/strong> part of a 225-aircraft commitment announced after the Erdogan&ndash;Trump meeting roughly a year ago<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>The obstacle:<\/strong> a dispute with CFM International over engine maintenance terms, not over the aircraft<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>CFM:<\/strong> a joint venture of GE Aerospace and Safran, and the sole engine supplier for the entire 737 MAX family<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>Turkish leverage:<\/strong> the airline signalled it could move the order to Airbus<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\"><strong>On the table:<\/strong> a possible investment in an engine maintenance facility in T&uuml;rkiye<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">One Engine, No Alternatives<\/h2><p>The 737 MAX is powered by the CFM LEAP-1B. Not primarily, not usually. Exclusively.<\/p><p>Every other major airliner family offers a choice. Order an Airbus A320neo and you pick between CFM and Pratt &amp; Whitney. Order a 787 and you pick between GE and Rolls-Royce. Order a 737 MAX and you take a LEAP-1B, because Boeing certified one engine and only one.<\/p><p>For Boeing that was a sensible efficiency. For an airline negotiating maintenance terms, it removes the single most useful thing a customer can have: somewhere else to go.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/turkish-airlines-737-max-9-schiphol.jpg\" alt=\"A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX at Schiphol\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Turkish Airlines already operates the 737 MAX. The argument was never about the aircraft. Photo: Wikimedia Commons \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5QnmdjlNA8\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">So Turkish Airlines Found Somewhere Else to Go<\/h2><p>The airline&rsquo;s response was to point out, publicly and repeatedly, that the A320neo family exists and that Airbus would be delighted to talk.<\/p><p>This is a real threat and everyone involved knew it. Turkish Airlines is one of the largest narrowbody operators in Europe, it already flies Airbus, and its growth plan requires hundreds of single-aisle aircraft over the next decade. Moving 150 of them is disruptive but not unthinkable.<\/p><p>The chairman, Ahmet Bolat, put the condition about as plainly as a chief executive can. What the airline actually wanted was an industrial arrangement: not just a discount on engine overhauls, but maintenance work located in T&uuml;rkiye &mdash; reportedly by joining the top tier of CFM partners, which brings accelerated access to the latest repair technology. That is the thread running through almost every large aircraft order signed by a state-linked flag carrier in the last five years. The aircraft are the headline. The work packages are the negotiation.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;If CFM comes to feasible economical terms then we are going to sign with Boeing.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Ahmet Bolat<\/strong> &mdash; Chairman, Turkish Airlines<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why Maintenance Is Worth Fighting Over<\/h2><p>An engine is bought once and maintained for decades, and the maintenance costs more than the engine. Whoever controls the overhaul shops controls that revenue, and the skilled jobs that go with it.<\/p><p>Getting a LEAP maintenance centre built domestically means an airline stops exporting that money, shortens turnaround times on its own fleet, and acquires an industrial capability its government can point at. For a carrier the size of Turkish Airlines, with a fleet plan running to the 2030s, that is worth more than a few million dollars off the sticker price.<\/p><p>Which is why the order stalled over something that, from the outside, looked like a detail.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Caveat<\/h2><p>Nothing is signed. Reuters attributes the breakthrough to sources and says the agreement may be concluded next week, which is a formulation that has been wrong before &mdash; including about this exact order.<\/p><p>The reasonable read is that both sides now want it done. Boeing needs the backlog and has had a punishing few years of headlines. Turkish Airlines needs the aircraft and has extracted roughly what it set out to extract. 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Turkish Airlines was in dispute with CFM International over engine maintenance terms, including a request for an industrial arrangement that would place LEAP engine maintenance work in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many aircraft are in the Turkish Airlines Boeing order?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The 737 MAX element covers 150 aircraft: 100 firm orders and 50 options, across the 737-8 and 737-10 variants. It forms part of a wider 225-aircraft package announced after President Erdogan met President Trump roughly a year ago.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which engine powers the Boeing 737 MAX?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The CFM LEAP-1B, and only the LEAP-1B. Unlike the Airbus A320neo or the Boeing 787, the 737 MAX was certified with a single engine option, so customers have no alternative supplier to negotiate against.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What is CFM International?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aerospace of the United States and Safran of France. It is the sole powerplant provider for the Boeing 737 MAX family and also supplies one of the two engine options for the Airbus A320neo.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Could Turkish Airlines have switched the order to Airbus?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">It was a credible threat. Turkish Airlines already operates Airbus narrowbodies and is one of Europe\u2019s largest single-aisle operators, so the A320neo family was a realistic alternative. 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