Turkey

Aeroplane July 2025

Flug Werk FW 190 arrives in Turkey

13th June 2025

A Flug Werk FW 190 A-8/N arrived at the MSÖ Air & Space Museum facility at the Sivrihisar Aviation Center in Eskisehir, north-western Turkey on 8 May following its acquisition by Ali İsmet Öztürk from Dan Kirkland in California.

Istanbul Airport

Istanbul Airport introduces simultaneous triple runway operations

28th April 2025

iGA Istanbul Airport in Turkey can now undertake simultaneous take-off and landing operations on three runways at the same time.

Boeing

Pegasus Airlines realiza un gran pedido de Boeing 737 MAX 10

20th January 2025

La aerolínea turca Pegasus Airlines ha realizado un pedido en firme de 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10, con opciones a 100 aviones adicionales.

Boeing

Pegasus Airlines places big order for Boeing 737 MAX 10

20th January 2025

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, with options for 100 additional jets.

Airliner World November 2024

Istanbul Airport – the world's most connected hub

12th November 2024

Istanbul Airport has been named the ‘Most Connected Airport’ in 2024, with 309 destinations served from the six-year-old Turkish hub.

Air Safety

Turkish Airlines A350 pilot dies in-flight

28th October 2024

A Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul was forced to divert after one of the pilots fell ill and died mid-flight.

Pegasus Airlines

Pegasus Airlines AI-generated in-flight announcements

8th October 2024

Pegasus Airlines is now preparing in-flight announcements using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Airliner World September 2024

ANA announces three new European destinations

27th August 2024

All Nippon Airways has announced a trio of new European routes from its Tokyo/Haneda hub.

Air cargo

Turkish Airlines orders more Boeing 777 Freighters

15th July 2024

Turkish Airlines has announced an order for four additional Boeing 777 Freighters, further expanding its capacity in the global air cargo market.

Aeroplane August 2024

Spitfire export gets Turkish scheme

12th July 2024

Following its arrival in Turkey on 27 May, Ali Ismet Öztürk’s recently acquired Supermarine Spitfire IX TE517/G-RYIX had been painted into Turkish Air Force markings at the MSÖ Air & Space Museum at Sivrihisar, 85 miles south-west of Ankara, by mid-June.

Airliner World July 2024

UK focus for SunExpress

9th July 2024

Leisure carrier SunExpress is looking to expand its UK network by adding two destinations each year.

First Flight

Turkey’s first fifth-gen Kaan fighter takes flight

27th February 2024

Turkey’s first domestically developed manned combat aircraft – which is now dubbed the Kaan (formerly known as the TF-X) – graced the skies for the first time on February 21, when it completed its maiden flight from Akinci Air Base near Ankara

Acquisitions

US finally approves sale of F-16 Block 70s to Turkey

16th February 2024

After a two-year delay, Turkey has finally gained approval from the US government to acquire 40 new-build F-16C/D Block 70 Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters and 79 F-16V upgrade kits in a deal worth approximately $23bn

Acquisitions

Ethiopia acquires Su-30K fighters and Akinci drones

13th February 2024

The Ethiopian Air Force (EAF) has taken delivery of two Russian-built Su-30K Flanker-F multi-role fighters and an unspecified number of Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs)

Airliner World February 2024

Turkish Airlines rebrands its low-cost carrier

24th January 2024

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will rebrand its low-cost subsidiary AnadoluJet as AJet Air Transportation Inc – AJet for short – and move the carrier to its own AOC starting in March 2024.

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