Passengers received printed menus ahead of the meal service, detailing mains and sides - including salmon - all served with real cutlery. It wasn't the usual "chicken or pasta," and the food tasted as good as it looked. Turkish outsources its New York catering to the Austrian company DO & CO. While DO & CO prepares meals for multiple airlines, Turkish sets its own standards for ingredients, plating, and presentation - which helps explain why the food looked and tasted a cut above competitors.
Turkish Airlines, Turkey's national carrier, has announced plans to add 225 Boeing aircraft to its fleet.In an a declaration to the Istanbul Stock Exchange on Friday, the airline said it has decided to purchase 75 Boeing B787-9 and B787-10 aircraft and has completed negotiations with Boeing to acquire 150 737-8/10MAX models.The announcement was made a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.