
Turkish Airlines (THYAO) said it’s close to ordering 100 planes to provide short-haul links from Istanbul while scrapping plans to buy the biggest jumbo jets in favor of more modestly sized wide-body planes. A single-aisle deal may be sealed this year or early next, Chief Executive Officer Temel Kotil said in an interview, adding that “all possibilities” are being considered. Airbus SAS (EAD) and Boeing Co. (BA) offer the A320 and 737, to be upgraded from 2015 and 2017, while Bombardier Inc. (BBD/B) is developing the CSeries model. Turkish Airlines aims to expand its fleet to 350 planes...