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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Turkish Airlines
Türk Hava Yolları|fleet size=99 '29 on order'destinations=136 (31 dom + 105 intl)|alliance= Star Alliance
(Joining 1 April 2008)], Turkey ([CEO)]|focus_cities=
Esenboga International AirportSabiha Gökçen International Airport|frequent_flyer=
Turkish Airlines#Affinity programs|lounge=|website= http://www.thy.com|-->
Turkish Airlines, Inc. (Turkish language
Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY) is the
flag carrier of
Turkey based in Istanbul. It operates a network of scheduled services to 103 international and 30 domestic cities, serving a total of 136 airports, in
Europe,
Asia, Africa, and the United States. The airline's main base is
Atatürk International Airport (IST), Istanbul, with secondary hubs at Esenboga International Airport (ESB),
Ankara, and
Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul. In 2006, it carried 17 million passengers with total revenues of US$3
1000000000 (number). The airline has around 12,000 employees.
History
at Zurich Airport in 1976The airline was established on May 20, 1933, as the State Airlines Administration -
Hava Yolları Devlet Işletmesi Idaresi (DHY). It began operations with an Istanbul, Eskişehir, Ankara service in August 1933. In September 1937, the airline received three
De Havilland D.H. 86B biplane airliners. The following December, DHY received the fourth plane. These planes enlarged the domestic routes of DHY to the destination of
Istanbul, Eskisehir,
Izmir,
Ankara, Adana, Kayseri and Diyarbakir.Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings edited by Christopher Chant The name was changed to
Devlet Hava Yolları Umum Müdürlüğü (DHY) in June
1938. The first international flight was launched in
1947 to Athens but it was another 40 years before the introduction of long-haul flights to the Far East and across the Atlantic.
In a major reorganisation, the state company DHY was replaced with a mixed corporation, Türk Hava Yolları AO (THY) on
20 February 1956. The airline's shares were passed to the Prime Ministry Public Participation Administration in 1990, which took the company public first in December 1990 selling 5% of the shares. The government later sold about 23.0% of the shares to the public in December 2004 and a further 28.75% in May 2006. The airline is owned by TC Privatisation Administration (49%) and private shareholders (51%). It also has a 50% holding in affiliated airline
SunExpress, the other half of which owned by Thomas Cook of Germany. It has set up in
September 2006 an airline catering JV with Do&Co Restaurants & Catering of Austria. Turkish Airlines quit the Qualiflyer group in 1999, due to incompatibilites with Swissair and Delta. A request to join the
Star Alliance has been accepted in December 2006; Turkish Airlines is expected to join in late 2008
Cultural References in Popular Media
In the film "Snatch (film)", the narrator played by
Jason Statham is named "Turkish". He explains in his initial monologue that he is named in honour of a Turkish Airlines disaster.
Destinations
Cargo
Turkish Airlines Cargo is the freight branch of Turkish Airlines, operating to Asia, Middle East and Europe.{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Turkish Airlines Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Capacity
(Max.Weight)!Routes!Notes|-|
Airbus A310|2||Europe and Asia|More to be added
after conversion from passenger fleet|-|}
Fleet
The Turkish Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August
2007:{]|7|208 (18/190)
210 (18/192)|||-|
Airbus A319-100|17|150 (0/150)
156 (0/156)|||-|[Airbus A321-200|5|250 (22/228)|||-|[Airbus A340|7|271 (34/237)|North America and the Far East||-|
Boeing 737-400|41|165 (90/75)||-!Total number of aircraft|101
|Updated: [05 September 2007|}
- The average age of the Turkish fleet is 7.3 Years
- The airline has ordered 59 planes (Boeing and Airbus) which will be delivered gradually until 2008.
- Total Fleet as of August 2007 is 99 aircraft.
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' flights, as well as flights on partner carriers (
American Airlines and
Lufthansa), including the entire Star Alliance once the airline joins in 2008.
Livery
Turkish Airlines's livery is a
Eurowhite scheme, composed of white with red accents.
Maintenance center
Turkish Airlines has a maintenance centre at its hub
Atatürk International Airport, (IST) in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center (THY Technic) is responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of THY's all aircraft, engines, APUs and components.
Incidents and accidents
During its 72 year history, Turkish Airlines had three accidents on its international flights, and 18 on domestic flights. The most disastrous was
Turkish Airlines Flight 981, which crashed in France on 3 March 1974 due to explosive decompression, killing all 346 people aboard. The main cause of this event was a design fault on the cargo doors of DC-10 aircraft. Before the Tenerife disaster, it was the worst aircraft disaster.
See also
References
- Accident report on Turkish Airlines
External links
- Official website
- Maintenance Center
- Fleet Age
- Fleet Detail
- SunExpress
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Turkish Airlines
Türk Hava Yolları|fleet size=99 '29 on order'destinations=136 (31 dom + 105 intl)|alliance= Star Alliance
(Joining 1 April 2008)],
Turkey ([CEO)]|focus_cities=Esenboga International Airport
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|frequent_flyer=Turkish Airlines#Affinity programs|lounge=|website= http://www.thy.com|-->
Turkish Airlines, Inc. (
Turkish language Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY) is the
flag carrier of Turkey based in
Istanbul. It operates a network of scheduled services to 103 international and 30 domestic cities, serving a total of 136 airports, in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and the
United States. The airline's main base is Atatürk International Airport (IST), Istanbul, with secondary hubs at
Esenboga International Airport (ESB),
Ankara, and
Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul. In 2006, it carried 17 million passengers with total revenues of US$3
1000000000 (number). The airline has around 12,000 employees.
History
at
Zurich Airport in 1976The airline was established on
May 20, 1933, as the State Airlines Administration -
Hava Yolları Devlet Işletmesi Idaresi (DHY). It began operations with an Istanbul,
Eskişehir, Ankara service in August 1933. In September 1937, the airline received three De Havilland D.H. 86B biplane airliners. The following December, DHY received the fourth plane. These planes enlarged the domestic routes of DHY to the destination of Istanbul,
Eskisehir, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Kayseri and
Diyarbakir.Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings edited by Christopher Chant The name was changed to
Devlet Hava Yolları Umum Müdürlüğü (DHY) in June
1938. The first international flight was launched in
1947 to Athens but it was another 40 years before the introduction of long-haul flights to the Far East and across the Atlantic.
In a major reorganisation, the state company DHY was replaced with a mixed corporation, Türk Hava Yolları AO (THY) on 20 February
1956. The airline's shares were passed to the Prime Ministry Public Participation Administration in 1990, which took the company public first in December 1990 selling 5% of the shares. The government later sold about 23.0% of the shares to the public in December 2004 and a further 28.75% in May 2006. The airline is owned by TC Privatisation Administration (49%) and private shareholders (51%). It also has a 50% holding in affiliated airline
SunExpress, the other half of which owned by Thomas Cook of Germany. It has set up in
September 2006 an airline catering JV with Do&Co Restaurants & Catering of Austria. Turkish Airlines quit the Qualiflyer group in 1999, due to incompatibilites with Swissair and Delta. A request to join the
Star Alliance has been accepted in December 2006; Turkish Airlines is expected to join in late 2008
Cultural References in Popular Media
In the film "
Snatch (film)", the narrator played by
Jason Statham is named "Turkish". He explains in his initial monologue that he is named in honour of a Turkish Airlines disaster.
Destinations
Cargo
Turkish Airlines Cargo is the freight branch of Turkish Airlines, operating to Asia, Middle East and Europe.{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Turkish Airlines Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Capacity
(Max.Weight)!Routes!Notes|-|Airbus A310|2||Europe and Asia|More to be added
after conversion from passenger fleet|-|}
Fleet
The Turkish Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2007:{]|7|208 (18/190)
210 (18/192)|||-|Airbus A319-100|17|150 (0/150)
156 (0/156)|||-|[Airbus A321-200|5|250 (22/228)|||-|[Airbus A340|7|271 (34/237)|North America and the Far East||-|Boeing 737-400|41|165 (90/75)||-!Total number of aircraft|101
|Updated: [05 September
2007|}
- The average age of the Turkish fleet is 7.3 Years
- The airline has ordered 59 planes (Boeing and Airbus) which will be delivered gradually until 2008.
- Total Fleet as of August 2007 is 99 aircraft.
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' flights, as well as flights on partner carriers (
American Airlines and Lufthansa), including the entire
Star Alliance once the airline joins in 2008.
Livery
Turkish Airlines's livery is a Eurowhite scheme, composed of white with red accents.
Maintenance center
Turkish Airlines has a maintenance centre at its hub Atatürk International Airport, (IST) in Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center (THY Technic) is responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of THY's all aircraft, engines, APUs and components.
Incidents and accidents
During its 72 year history, Turkish Airlines had three accidents on its international flights, and 18 on domestic flights. The most disastrous was Turkish Airlines Flight 981, which crashed in France on 3 March
1974 due to
explosive decompression, killing all 346 people aboard. The main cause of this event was a design fault on the cargo doors of DC-10 aircraft. Before the Tenerife disaster, it was the worst aircraft disaster.
See also
References
- Accident report on Turkish Airlines
External links
- Official website
- Maintenance Center
- Fleet Age
- Fleet Detail
- SunExpress
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