EADS unit Airbus plans to double spending in Turkey from last year's $74 million "very soon" as it deepens its partnership with the local aerospace industry, its chief executive said.
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Bregier told Reuters in an interview the expenditure would mainly come in the form of orders likely to be awarded to state-run Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), which produces military and commercial aircraft.
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Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said at the ceremony the government wanted Airbus to make planes in Turkey.
"We want an extensive agreement from you on producing planes in Turkey and we have the capacity to give you every support and incentive for that," Yildirim said.
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Bregier also said he expected national carrier Turkish Airlines to eventually order Airbus's A380, the world's largest airliner, to meet demand for flights to the United States and other long-haul, populous destinations.
But Turkish Airlines Chief Executive Temel Kotil, in a separate interview, said he did not see a need at present for the A380 because the airline's focus is on increasing the frequency of existing routes with smaller aircraft...