Following its investments at Istanbul Airport, Turkish Technic, one of the leading companies of the global aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market, has started to evaluate investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region that are aligned with its international expansion strategy.

The Asia-Pacific, which is the rising region of the world’s aviation and is expected to have the largest aircraft fleet in the world in the near future with its exponential fleet growth rate, offers a wide customer portfolio for the MRO market. Aiming to become an active player in this developing market, Turkish Technic keeps displaying its capabilities and service quality consistently. Successful MRO brand has started evaluating its investment activities in line with its growth strategies, building new cooperation and partnership after long-term market research in the Asia-Pacific region.

Having the most competent and state-of-the art aircraft maintenance facilities in the Europe and Middle East regions, Turkish Technic aspires to expands its nearly one hundred years of experience in the aircraft maintenance and repair market to this region with its investments in Malaysia, one of the most important centers of the Asia Pacific region.

Keeps evaluating investment opportunities to achieve its farther targets, Turkish Technic has signed a heads of agreement with Sapura Technics Sdn Bhd, one of the aircraft maintenance and repair companies in Malaysia and a subsidiary of Sapura Resources Berhad, at a meeting held in Istanbul on 12 July 2021 with the attendance of the Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).

Commenting on the investments planned to be made in the Asia-Pacific region, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, İlker Aycı said: “Without a doubt, aviation and MRO sector are one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic. As Turkish Technic, during these challenging times, we aim to distinguish ourselves from the competition in a positive way by increasing our capabilities, expanding our customer portfolio, and continuing our investment and growth efforts without cutting pace. Therefore, we aspire to expand our investments in the Asia-Pacific region, which is the fastest developing region in the world and is expected to have the highest fleet ratio in the near future. We believe that these investments will be of great importance for our company and our country’ civil aviation. We are continuously evaluating the investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region. This project, which is due to be realized, is of great importance in terms of achieving our company's goals of increasing its market share in the global MRO market.”

Turkish Technic has recently received base maintenance authorization for its Istanbul Airport C/D Hangars which were opened in October 2020 as one of the biggest hangars in the world. Following the authorization, Turkish Technic has welcomed its first base maintenance customers, three Airbus type aircraft. The Airbus A321neo has been the first aircraft to be given the Certificate of Release to Service (CRS). Turkish Technic celebrated the first release at C/D Hangars with the technical team on board.

With an indoor area of 60.000 m2, C/D Hangars have the capacity to provide maintenance services for 3 wide and 11 narrow-body aircraft simultaneously. In addition to being one of the biggest hangars in the world, C/D Hangars are equipped with the state-of-the-art technology while all elements in and around the facility are managed by smart automation systems. The hangars meet their water needs through rainwater harvesting and solar energy is being utilized as a part of the energy source. The translucent polycarbonate panels used in the hangars allow the benefits of sunlight last for a longer time.

On the authorization of the C/D Hangars, CEO of Turkish Technic, Mikail Akbulut stated that: “We are proud to have completed the very first aircraft base maintenance at our C/D Hangars, which have been put into service recently. C/D Hangars are a milestone for the global MRO market as well as for the Turkish civil aviation. When all phases of our facilities at Istanbul Airport are complete, we will have 11 hangars in total, and we will be able to provide maintenance and repair services to 26 narrow and 19 wide-body aircraft simultaneously.”

Continuing to further increase its capabilities and maintenance capacity in order to gain the upper hand in the global aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) market, Turkish Technic has recently added the latest-generation aircraft joining to Turkish Airlines’ fleet, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, to its maintenance capabilities.

    Renewal of tailored parts package agreement between Boeing and Turkish Technic to provide a dynamic balance between airplane availability and inventory costs for Turkish Technic.  The three year agreement expands previous program with 9,000 part numbers

    DUBAI, June 15, 2021— Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Turkish Technic announced today a renewed tailored parts package agreement, extending the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider’s current contract by three years. The contract will enable Turkish Technic to reinforce its efficiency, reliability and access to a global network of parts and component services.

    "Our renewed parts agreement with Boeing is a testament to our commitment to providing the best final product to our customers,” said Mikail Akbulut, president and CEO, Turkish Technic.   “Without a doubt, the cooperation between Turkish Technic and Boeing is another milestone in meeting the demands of the market.”

    Through this agreement, Turkish Technic will continue to streamline maintenance operations with price and availability benefits from the renewal agreement. This Tailored Parts Package three year renewal expands the companies’ previous agreement with 9,000 part numbers. The parts include a range of Boeing and supplier parts sourced through both Boeing and partner entities.

    “As our industry continues to manage challenges caused by the pandemic and subsequent recovery, our partners are committed to finding unique solutions that will provide the value to their organization and final product for their customer,” said Ted Colbert, president and chief executive officer, Boeing Global Services. “We greatly appreciate that Turkish Technic has continued to place their trust in Boeing’s large and cost competitive supply network, gaining predictability and flexibility with the custom agreement.”

    Turkish Technic is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, with comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services performed by highly qualified workforce from around the world. Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services. 

    Commercial and government customers can access more than 13 million parts with Boeing, as well as 24/7 technical expertise and support on a broad range of spare parts issues.

    As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s diverse team is committed to innovating for the future and living the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System Logistics Support Service Contract has been signed between the Presidency Defence Industries and Turkish Technic. Turkish Aerospace (TAI), HAVELSAN and Boeing will be the subcontractors of the project, which includes logistic support services for mission and ground systems of the 4 Peace Eagle AEW&C Aircraft, which are in the inventory of the Turkish Air Force Command.

Within the scope of the project, in addition to the on-site support for the maintenance of the AEW&C System located at Konya's 3rd Main Jet Base, the depot level maintenance of the aircraft will be carried out at the Esenboga Airport facilities of Turkish Technic, a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines. TAI and HAVELSAN, which will serve as subcontractors, will utilize the experience gained during the development of the AEW&C System. Boeing, the manufacturer of the aircraft, will provide support in material procurement, documentation and technical issues. With the project, all logistics support needed for the AEW&C System will continue to be provided uninterruptedly.

              Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, President of Defence Industries: "Multiplier effect for Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) with advanced radar and sensors"

Prof. Dr. Ismail Demir, the President of Defence Industries, made the following statement on the subject: “The Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System creates a multiplier effect for our Turkish Armed Forces in counter-terrorism and cross-border operations by operating at high altitudes with advanced radar and sensors and detecting enemy targets from long distances. Logistic support services of our AEW&C aircraft will continue to be provided uninterruptedly with the capabilities of our domestic industry. With the AEW&C System Logistics Support Project, Turkish Technic’s international experience in maintenance, repair and material supply is provided for the defence of our country. Turkish Technic’s experience in civil aviation has been a significant gain in project management in terms of cost effectiveness. In addition, the subcontractors TAI and HAVELSAN, will guide us with their experience that they have gained during the development of the AEW&C System. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will also provide support in material procurement, documentation and technical issues.

Continuous logistics support from Turkish Technic

General Manager of Turkish Technic, Ahmet Karaman, stated that “We first carried out the base maintenance of 4 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft in our Air Forces Command inventory in 2015. As Turkish Technic, we see this service as the pioneer of future projects and strategies, and it is a source of great pride for us.’’

 HAVELSAN in software and hardware

General Manager Dr. Mehmet Akif Nacar of HAVELSAN said, "As a place, where knowledge and experience on mission systems software and hardware is created during the development of the AEW&C System, HAVELSAN will take part in the maintenance and improvement activities of hardware and software of AEW&C Mission Systems and Ground Systems".

 Turkish Aerospace's (TAI) critical role

General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil of Turkish Aerospace stated the role of TAI, which has fulfilled critical missions from the very beginning within the Peace Eagle Project for the AEW&C System: “We are proud to be in the maintenance management setup created in the Presidency of Defence Industries’ initiative. Within the framework of this mission, our Turkish Air Forces Command will be provided with the technical support of aircraft mission systems in the field of maintenance and operation of the AEW&C System, continue the production and management of technical documentation, and train the personnel on mission systems, if needed, by using the knowledge it has acquired to date. We will perform these services with all our sensitivity to the utmost level. "

 "We are proud to support the Peace Eagle aircraft"

On the signing of logistics support contract, Boeing Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft Program Director Binoy Varughes stated that they are very pleased with the growing cooperation between Turkey and Boeing and added "As Boeing, we are proud to support Turkish Air Forces’ Peace Eagle AEW&C aircraft and we are looking forward to working with Turkish Technic”. Boeing Turkey General Manager and Country Representative Aysem Sargin stated that "We are delighted to be working with Turkey for the logistic support of our joint production of the Peace Eagle aircraft. Within the scope of Boeing Turkey National Aerospace Plan, a result of our strategic partnership with Turkey, we extend our successful cooperation with Turkish Technic in the service and maintenance of commercial aircraft to include military aircraft".


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About Turkish Technic:

Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of 9.500 staff within Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services.  

Turkish Technic has completed the construction of the new hangars, an important part of the aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) complex at Istanbul Airport. As the first base maintenance hangars of Istanbul Airport, they are now ready to welcome its domestic and international customers. 

           With an indoor area of 60.000m2, the new complex has the distinction of housing the largest hangars in Turkey. Able to provide services to 3 wide-body and 6 narrow-body aircraft simultaneously, the new hangars will further increase the competitive edge of Turkish Technic in the ever-growing and developing global MRO market.

           Turkish Technic places a high priority on the environment and aspires to achieving sustainability in all its activities. With this policy in mind, Turkish Technic’s new base maintenance hangars will meet their water needs through rainwater harvesting and solar energy is going to be utilized as a part of the energy source. The translucent polycarbonate panels used in the hangars allow the benefits of sunlight for a longer time, and the waste oil taken out from aircraft tanks enables the heating system to run on recycled fuel.

           Equipped with the state-of-the-art technology, all elements in and around the facility are managed by smart automation systems.

           On the opening of new base maintenance hangars, General Manager of Turkish Technic Ahmet Karaman stated that: “Turkish Technic added a new milestone to the series of its success stories. Believing that Istanbul Airport is the new aviation hub of Turkey and the world, we maximise the technical services we provide here with such investments. We are determined to contribute more to our country's civil aviation growth and to provide the highest quality service to our customers. During these challenging times that affect the sector and the whole world, I believe the increase in our capabilities and capacity supports our commitment.

           We have achieved a significant growth with the opening of these base maintenance hangars, where we have welcomed our first customers. Upon the completion of all phases in our MRO complex consisting of environmentally friendly structures, we will be able to provide maintenance services to 45 aircraft simultaneously.’’

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About Turkish Technic:

Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of 9.500 staff within Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services

Turkish Technic has completed the design, production and certification process of its new server and wireless access point (WAP) products, the backbone of in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems. This also marks a new milestone of in-house production in aviation sector for Turkish Technic following the production of its aviation seats and galley. Turkish Technic’s new server and WAP surpass the competition with the features such as easy integration with various software applications and providing flexibility in determining equipment configuration according to current system requirements.

     Providing the option of storing media (movies, videos, newspapers, magazines etc.), internet access and sharing the content with the passengers abroad the aircraft, servers act as a media source to transform air travel into a fun experience. Developed and produced by Turkish Technic, the products are customized according to the market needs and equipped with new features. Both the server and WAP are a step up from the IFE & Connectivity market competition. The new server provides 6 TB of data storage, which is 3 times bigger than its counterparts. The WAP has 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual band radio.

      On the launch of new connectivity products, General Manager of Turkish Technic Ahmet Karaman stated that: “During these challenging times that affect aviation and the whole world, our commitment to improve our software and hardware capabilities continues.

      Being a leading MRO company in the world, we work to improve our service quality as well as the product range. With an aim to provide best connectivity products in the market, our team continues to bring their best efforts forward to achieve that goal. After developing and producing our aircraft galley and seats, we now add our servers and WAP products to the list. We would not be able to do all this without the passion and commitment of our people. I thank them for their tireless efforts and cooperation.” ”

      Developed by the highly skilled and dedicated experts and engineers at Turkish Technic, the server and WAP are designed to meet all advanced communication needs of its customers. With their full function tests and trials in extreme conditions complete, the server and WAP are approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

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About Turkish Technic:
Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of 9.500 staff within Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services.

Providing fast and reliable maintenance, repair and overhaul services to its customers since its foundation, Turkish Technic is also installing the cutting-edge safety precautions to its base maintenance hangars. As the biggest maintenance and repair brand of its region, Turkish Technic tested the new fire extinguishing systems in the main maintenance hangars of Istanbul Airport. Turkish Technic General Manager Ahmet Karaman and Turkish Airlines Chief Human Resources Officer Abdülkerim Çay was also in attendance during the testing.

         The main and most visible feature of the Turkish Technic maintenance hangars in Istanbul Airport is their superior safety systems. Inside the hangar, there are five 3500gpm fire pumps, 1938 cubic meters of firefighting water storage and 89 foam generators. Therefore, during a potential emergency, pressurized sprinklers with foam are activated automatically via sensors, providing remote firefighting at a moment’s notice to protect the health of the workers on site while bringing the fire under control in a short period.

         With the flights resuming in Istanbul Airport, the new center of Turkish Airlines and the aviation industry, Turkish Technic provides its services to its national and international customers in it's line maintenance hangars and it will possess the region’s biggest MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility after the completion of all base aircraft maintenance hangars in construction. 

         Turkish Technic provides line maintenance support at IATA standards to over 100 airlines 24/7 in 365 days of the year with its 23 stations in Turkey and 44 stations around the world. As one of the world’s biggest MRO centers, Turkish Technic provides A, B, C and D maintenances of all aircrafts and contributes to the significance and reliability of Turkey in the grand scheme of global aviation with its approximately 600,000 m2 indoor space on two continents, 9 hangars, its international maintenance certificates (EASA, FAA), cutting edge equipment and over 7.500 technical workers specialized in their fields.


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About Turkish Technic:

Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of 9.500 staff within Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services.  

Leaders of the global aircraft engine sector to gather in Istanbul, the city of two continents

Founded by Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Turkey, and one of the leading providers of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, Turkish Technic will be the host sponsor of Aviation Week Network’s Aero-Engines Europe conference that takes place in Istanbul on September 11-12, 2019.

Aero-Engines Europe is the only conference exclusively dedicated to the review and discussion of the current trends and future of the sector and attracts the attendance of prominent names and decision makers within the aircraft engine manufacturing and maintenance industry.

Ahmet Karaman, the General Manager and CEO of Turkish Technic, states that "With our vast experience and expertise of more than 85 years, we continue to grow in the MRO sector. We are proud of the success we achieved on aircraft engine maintenance with our affiliate Turkish Engine Center (TEC) since its foundation in 2009. With TEC, we work with various airlines from 55 different countries. During the conference, we are excited to host our guests with tours of our facilities located in the Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in order to share our experiences and capabilities with this distinguished crowd.”

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About Turkish Technic

Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of 8.500 staff within Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services.

Turkish Technic has signed a long term power-by-the-hour services contract with Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, to serve their fleet of Airbus A320 family, both CEO and NEO. 

Under the terms of the agreement, Turkish Technic will provide 24/7 support through its internet-based Pool Web-Suite portal, which will allow Air Astana to access all the necessary information needed. The components will be repaired and overhauled in Turkish Technic’s state-of-the-art shops based in Istanbul. The agreement strengthens the cooperative partnership between Air Astana and Turkish Technic.

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About Turkish Technic:

Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of 8.500 staff within Sabiha Gokcen Airport and Istanbul Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services.

Boeing and Turkish Technic Inc., the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm of Turkish Airlines, announced signing of a Global Fleet Care supplier agreement. 

Turkish Technic is now a strategic Boeing supplier for line maintenance, heavy maintenance of airplanes, component service and repair. Boeing and Turkish Technic will collaborate together in the training and certification of technicians from different parts of the world. 

“We provide a broad portfolio of MRO services in 50+ International Line Maintenance locations as well as our existing base maintenance facilities in Istanbul and Ankara. In addition to the current services we provide, more will be available to our customers at our brand-new facilities, located Istanbul New Airport as of 29th October 2018. We are so glad to announce such a remarkable collaboration with Boeing today, which will significantly contribute and add value to our business in our new home base. Within the extent of Boeing Global Fleet Care program including aircraft maintenance, repair and training, Boeing operators will be able to experience the world class quality of Turkish Technic’s MRO services through this agreement.” said Ahmet Karaman, General Manager of Turkish Technic Inc.

Last year, Boeing and the Turkish Government announced the Boeing Turkey National Aerospace Initiative, launched to support the growth of the Turkish aerospace industry, in conjunction with the targets set by Turkey's Vision 2023 that specially designed for the 100th establishment anniversary of the Turkish Republic. The initiative outlines a strategic framework that aligns Boeing investment and programs with the Turkish Government, Turkish airlines, aerospace service companies and industry suppliers in the areas of research, engineering and skills development.

“Turkey is one of the Boeing’s top strategic growth countries, and we see strong capability and growth potential in aviation services and maintenance in Turkey,” said Marc Allen, President of Boeing International. “Positioning Turkey as a global player in aviation services is one of the key elements of the Boeing Turkey National Aerospace Initiative we announced last year. With this agreement, we are taking our successful collaboration with Turkish Technic one step further in a manner that aligns to the growth of Boeing and Turkey.” 

Through its Global Services division, Boeing provides technical support to more than 60 customers and over 2,500 airplanes through its Global Fleet Care program. This customizable portfolio offers engineering and planning activities associated with managing the technical performance of the airplane. A power-by-the-hour based offering, Global Fleet Care solutions in the form of Engineering, Materials and Maintenance programs bring inherent efficiency to airline operations.

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About Turkish Airlines:

Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a fleet of 327 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 303 worldwide destinations as 254 international and 49 domestic, in 121 countries. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. 

About Turkish Technic:

Turkish Technic (IATP: TKT), an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is one of the world’s leading aviation services providers, where comprehensive maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and reconfiguration services are performed with a highly qualified workforce of over 7,500 staff within Istanbul Ataturk Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport facilities on two separate continents. Aside from its engineering and maintenance activities, Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services.

About Boeing:

Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and has had a long-standing relation with Turkey for more than 70 years. Suppliers in Turkey have been providing aero-structures and assemblies for all Boeing Commercial Airplanes programs. The value of Boeing’s work placement in Turkey over the years has exceeded $ 1.6 billion.

About Star Alliance:

The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Avianca Brasil, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,800 daily flights to 1,317 airports in 193 countries. Further connecting flights are offered by Star Alliance Connecting Partner, Juneyao Airlines.