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Türkiye’s three major airlines are waiting for Boeing to deliver 317 aircraft as they continue expanding their fleets, accounting for about 4.6% of the U.S. planemaker’s global backlog, according to data dated Sept. 30, 2026.
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and SunExpress have orders spanning Boeing’s narrow-body 737 family and wide-body 787 Dreamliner series, with the bulk of their outstanding purchases concentrated in the smaller aircraft.
Boeing had 6,863 undelivered aircraft orders worldwide at the end of September, according to the company's figures.
Turkish Airlines has 153 Boeing aircraft awaiting delivery, including 100 737 MAX jets and 53 787s. Pegasus has 100 Boeing 737s on order, while SunExpress awaits 64, bringing the three carriers’ combined backlog to 317 aircraft.
Pegasus and SunExpress account for 164 pending 737 deliveries, while Turkish Airlines holds all 53 outstanding 787 orders among the three carriers.
Türkiye’s 317 outstanding Boeing orders exceed China’s 137, while the U.S. leads with 1,429. Southwest Airlines has 397 aircraft on order, followed by Alaska Airlines with 173 and American Airlines with 134.
In China, Cathay Pacific has 35 Boeing 777s on order, and China Southern has 26 Boeing 737s. The country’s airlines and leasing companies have 137 aircraft awaiting delivery.
The 737 family accounts for the largest share of Boeing’s outstanding orders, with 4,902 aircraft awaiting delivery at the end of September.
The 787 Dreamliner family follows with 1,178 aircraft, while Boeing has 709 outstanding orders for the 777 family and 74 for the 767 series.
Boeing delivered 475 aircraft worldwide between January and September 2026, while its global order backlog remained heavily concentrated in narrow-body jets.
Türkiye’s airports handled a record 247.2 million passengers in 2025, up 7.3% from the previous year, according to the General Directorate of the State Airports Authority.
Scheduled airline passenger numbers reached 129.3 million, a 2.9% annual increase that placed Türkiye among the world’s 10 largest passenger markets, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) World Air Transport Statistics report.
The IATA figures rank Türkiye 10th globally by scheduled passenger numbers, behind France, which recorded 152.6 million passengers, and ahead of markets outside the top 10.
The United States topped the ranking with 890.1 million passengers, followed by China with 776.1 million.
The report also highlights the global reach of Boeing’s narrow-body aircraft. The 737 was the world’s most-used aircraft type in 2025, recording 10.8 million flights, up 12% from 2024. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner logged 795,000 flights, an increase of 40.8% from 2019.
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