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Turkish Airlines
Türk Hava Yolları
Turkish Airlines Logo.png
IATA
TK		 ICAO
THY		 Callsign
TURKISH[1]
Founded 20 May 1933
Hubs Atatürk International Airport
Secondary hubs
Frequent flyer program Miles & Smiles
Member lounge Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge
Alliance Star Alliance
Fleet size 133 (+ 26 Orders)[2]
Destinations 158 (38 dom + 120 intl)
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Key people Temel Kotil (CEO)
Candan Karlıtekin (Chairman)
Website www.thy.com

THY - Turkish Airlines, Inc. (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) is the national airline of Turkey, headquartered in Istanbul.[3] It operates a network of scheduled services to 120 international and 37 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 158 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The airline's main base is at Atatürk International Airport (IST), with secondary hubs at Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), and Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB). In 2006, 2007 and 2008, THY carried 17 million, 19.7 million and 22.5 million passengers with total revenues of US$2.23, US$3.0 and US$4.5 billion, respectively.[4] THY is estimated to carry 25 million passengers in 2009, and it is projected to be Europe's 7th biggest airline in terms of passengers carried in 2009(4th in national flag carriers). The airline has more than 12,000 employees. As of 1 April 2008, THY is a member of Star Alliance.

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[edit] Destinations

Turkish Airlines destinations.      Turkey      Turkish Airlines destinations
Further information: Turkish Airlines destinations

Turkish Airlines operates scheduled services to 38 airports in Turkey although 24 of them handle domestic flights only. Ankara is served with 106 flights per week, Izmir with nearly 100, Antalya with 65 and Adana with 55. Ten other domestic cities are served with double daily flights from Istanbul. Turkish Airlines has a low-cost spin-off called AnadoluJet. The flag carrier's main rivals are Atlasjet, Onur Air and Pegasus.

The majority of Turkish Airlines international services are operated from Istanbul Ataturk Airport, and around 50 destinations can be reached within three hours. Turkish Airlines’ 120 international destinations are spread across nearly 70 countries. Routes across the North Atlantic include Chicago, New York City, and Toronto. In Latin America THY serves Sao Paulo via Dakar (On 27th of March, direct flights to Sao Paulo and Dakar will be commenced[5]). Major cities served in Asia include Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.[6]

Interactive route map of Turkish Airlines is available at their website [2]

[edit] Codeshare agreements

Turkish Airlines headquarters
A Turkish Airlines aircraft with the new Star Alliance logo seen at Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 on 30 March 2008, two days before it formally joined the Alliance.

Turkish Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following carriers:

Note: This list includes Star Alliance (SA) partners. Turkish Airlines joined the Star Alliance on 1 April 2008. See bottom of page for the full list of its Star Alliance partners.

[edit] Fleet

Airbus A310-300
Airbus A321-200
Airbus A330-200
Airbus A340-300
Boeing 737-800 taxis after landing

The Turkish Airlines fleet consists of 133 aircraft as of November 2009:[2][8]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-132 4 – 124
Airbus A320-200 22 – 150
Airbus A321-200 21 – 186 4 have AVOD in
Economy and Business[9]
Airbus A330-200 7 – 250 Deliveries starting August 2010[10]
Airbus A330-300 1 10 319 Deliveries starting August 2010
in service aircraft leased from Saga Airlines
Airbus A340-300 9 – 271 2 are dry leased from ILFC
AVOD in Economy and Business
Boeing 737-400 5 – 150 1 leased out to Anadolujet
1 wet-leased to B&H Airlines, back to Turkish Airlines January 2010
Being phased out
Boeing 737-700 6 2 149 4 are leased out to Anadolujet.
2 new deliveries to be delivered to B&H Airlines in January and March 2010.
Boeing 737-800 51 – 165 2 are in Star Alliance livery
3 are leased out to Anadolujet [11]
Boeing 777-300ER 4 12 312 Leased from Jet Airways (4)
a fifth aircraft plan to be leased as well
Turkish Airlines Cargo Fleet
Airbus A310-300F 4 – Cargo Cargo division
Airbus A330-200F – 2 Cargo Cargo division
Total 133 26

As of 8 November 2009, the average age of the Turkish Airlines fleet was 6.2 years.[12]

[edit] Fleet expansion

On 14 October 2008 Turkish Airlines issued one of the world's largest commercial aircraft purchase tenders[13]. The tender which has since been extended to 17 December 2008 is for the purchase of 105 planes valued at US $6 billion[14]. This will include a firm order for 25 wide-body, long-haul planes and 50 narrow-body, medium-haul aircraft. It would also place options for 10 wide-body and 20 narrow-body aircraft[15][16] Turkish Airlines' CEO Temel Kotil stated that the orders will not be announced in Paris Air Show in Bourget [17], but already they have announced 19 wide-body aircraft with 3 options.

[edit] Livery

The airline's livery is a white fuselage with blue lettering, with a tulip on the fuselage running from the rear of the wing to the tail, and a red tail with the company logo in a white circle.

[edit]

A modified logo has been introduced. The biggest change is the logo's switch from a red emblem on a white background to a white emblem on a red background.

[edit] Maintenance center

Main article: Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center

The airlines has a maintenance centre at its hub Atatürk International Airport, (IST) in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center with THY Technic responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of THY's aircraft, engines, and components.

Turkish Technic are to open a new engine center in SAW, Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. The facility will provide engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services to customers worldwide. [18]

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[edit] Affinity programs

Miles & Smiles is the frequent flyer program of Turkish Airlines, started after the airline left Qualiflyer. The earned miles can be used in Turkish Airlines's flights, as well as flights on Lufthansa, including the entire Star Alliance.

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[edit] Incidents and accidents

During its 75 year history, Turkish Airlines has had three accidents on its international flights, and 18 on domestic flights. They include the following:

  • On 8 March 1962, Fairchild F27 TC-KOP crashed at Taurus Mountains on approach to Adana Airport. All three crew and eight passengers on board were killed.[20]
  • On 23 December 1979, a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 (registration TC-JAT, named Trabzon) on a scheduled domestic flight from Samsun Airport (SSX/LTAQ) to Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) in Ankara struck a hill in Kuyumcuköy village at Çubuk, 32 km (20 mi) north-east of the destination airport in severe turbulence on approach to landing. Three of the four crew and 38 of the 41 passengers on board were killed.[26]
  • On 16 January 1983, Flight 158, a Boeing 727-2F2 (registration TC-JBR, named Afyon) landed about 50 m (160 ft) short of the runway at Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) in driving snow, broke up and caught fire. 47 passengers died, all of the seven crew and 13 passengers survived the accident with injuries.[27]
  • On 29 December 1994, Flight 278, a Boeing 737-4Y0 (registration: TC-JES, named Mersin) crashed during its final approach to land at Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN/LTCI) in driving snow. Five of the seven crew and 52 of the 69 passengers died.
  • On 7 April 1999, Flight 5904, a Boeing 737-4Q8 (registration TC-JEP, named Trakya) on a repositioning flight crashed in Ceyhan 8 minutes after taking off from Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA/LTAF). There were no passengers on board, but all six crew members died in the accident.
  • On 25 February 2009, Flight 1951 a Boeing 737-800 (registration: TC-JGE, named Tekirdağ) carrying 135 passengers, crashed near Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 9 people died including the 3 pilots.[29] 86 passengers were transported to local hospitals. The preliminary results of the Dutch investigation found that a faulty altimeter caused the aircraft to throttle the engines back to idle and that the crew failed to react quickly enough resulting in a stall and crash. Boeing has advised operators of all 737 aircraft to carefully monitor primary flight instruments and not to engage autopilot/throttle systems during approach and landing in event of a radio altimeter malfunction [30][31][32][33][34][35].

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Note: Official ICAO allocated callsign is TURKAIR but the airline uses the unofficial callsign TURKISH
  2. ^ a b Turkish Airlines – Fleet 14 November 2009
  3. ^ "Contact Us." Turkish Airlines. Retrieved on 24 June 2009.
  4. ^ ATW Daily News
  5. ^ http://www.thy.com/tr-TR/corporate/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?aid=4252
  6. ^ "Turkish Airlines still growing at 15 %; Baghdad and Birmingham new for this winter". anna.aero. 26th September 2008. http://www.anna.aero/2008/09/26/turkish-airlines-still-growing-at-15-percent-annum/. 
  7. ^ http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=302734&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
  8. ^ aerotransport.org – Orders Turkish Airlines 14 November 2009
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ Turkish Airlines to acquire seven more Airbus A330s
  11. ^ http://www.anadolujet.com/aj-TR/corporate/about_us/fleet/index.aspx
  12. ^ airfleets.net – Fleet age Turkish Airlines 8 November 2009
  13. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/AIRLIN/idUSLE73510920081014
  14. ^ http://www.impactpub.com.au/aircargo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2895&Itemid=60#begin
  15. ^ http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUKLI6380320081218
  16. ^ http://en.carnoc.com/list/9/9070.html
  17. ^ http://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/haber/152034-THY-105-yeni-ucak-alacak.aspx
  18. ^ http://www.turkishtechnic.com/en-INT/corporate/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?aid=234
  19. ^ "Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 TC-TAY Ankara". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610923-1. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
  20. ^ "Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 TC-KOP Taurus Mts". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620308-1. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
  21. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690202-0. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  22. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690916-0. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  23. ^ "Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAO Izmir-Cumaovası Airport (ADB)". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740126-0. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
  24. ^ "Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAP Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport (IST) [Marmara Sea]". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750130-0. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
  25. ^ "Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2F2 TC-JBH Isparta". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19760919-0. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
  26. ^ "Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAT Ankara-Esenboğa Airport (ESB)". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791223-1. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  27. ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830116-1
  28. ^ Aviation Safety Network report - January 8, 2003 crash
  29. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7909683.stm
  30. ^ http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/zijlijn/6200905/Turkish-Airlines-crash-due-to-faulty-altimeter
  31. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090304/wl_afp/turkeynetherlandsaccidentair
  32. ^ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=763798
  33. ^ http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,,12215_cid_4074250,00.html?maca=en-en_nr-1893-xml-atom
  34. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/04/dutch-crash.html
  35. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7923782.stm

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