TURKISH TECHNIC signs Component Pool Services Agreement with Pegasus Airlines, which covers all B737NG’s in Pegasus Airlines fleet for 10 years. In addition to Component Pool Services, TURKISH TECHNIC will provide 15 C-Checks to Pegasus Airlines and IzAir fleets as well as 7 redelivery checks, 7 landing gear overhaul and painting services for 10 aircraft in 2011.

TURKISH AIRLINES, TURKISH TECHNIC and Assan Hanil Automotive Industry and Trade Co. a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, launched agreement to design and manufacture all types of aircraft seats, logistic support, modification and also to provide sales-marketing services under Joint Venture. 

May 24, 2011. TURKISH AIRLINES, TURKISH TECHNIC and Assan Hanil Automotive Industry and Trade Co., agreed to the launch of a joint venture company to manufacture Aircraft Seats in Turkey. The joint venture company, known as Aircraft Seat Production Industry and Trade Inc. will design and manufacture all types of aircraft Seats, logistic support, modification and also to provide marketing services under Joint Venture as well. 

The Joint Venture Company will manufacture seats for economy class in the first stage, then business class seats. It aims to produce light weight and high quality seats at competitive prices by focusing on the issue of weight which has great importance and directly affect fuel consumption in the aviation industry. The company aims to sell products to Turkish operators and European Airline Companies as a priority. As a result of the comprehensive feasibility studies in addition to the production of seats, is expected to become PMA (Parts Manufacturer Approval - Approved Equipment Manufacturer) that produce parts of seat for the other brands within the company's first 4-years. 

“While our country is advancing step by step towards the production of various aircraft units, following Joint Venture Company for the production of galley and cabin equipment, with this new structure, we are taking an aggressive initiative, on behalf of Turkish Aviation Industry. We would like to meet many aircraft in the world with a %100 Turkish brand in the Aircraft Cabin. We claim that Turkey will be a maintenance, repair and also manufacturing hub that should be taken seriously via this structuring in the near future.” said TURKISH AIRLINES and TURKISH TECHNIC Chairman of the Board, Mr. Hamdi Topcu. 

“We really glad to transfer our highest design and production technology in seating systems from automotive to a new sector. We are now focused on developing high-value-added products and technology in our Ministry of Industry and Trade approved R&D center, which was established in December 2010. With this business, we are aiming to be a fundamental stone of Turkish Aviation sector. I believe that this joint venture will be one of the important players with the support of its partners after achieving the necessary product certifications in near future.’’ stated Assan Hanil Automotive Industry and Trade Co. Chairman of the Board, Mr. Ali Kibar. 

TURKISH AIRLINES, established with 5 aircrafts in 1933 and has reached today to a fleet consisted of 169 aircrafts, is a 4 star airline and member of the Star Alliance and conducting operations to 137 international and 41 domestic destinations. 

Star Alliance: TURKISH AIRLINES is a member of the Star Alliance that was established in 1997. The alliance operates 21,000 flights per day to 1,160 destinations in 181 countries. 

TURKISH TECHNIC, an association of TURKISH AIRLINES group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), provides MRO services for Boeing and Airbus airframes, engines, auxiliary power units, landing gear and components. The company serves more than 100 airlines in Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Turkey, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with its maintenance bases in Istanbul & Ankara and highly qualified workforce of more than 3,000 personnel. 

Assan Hanil Automotive Industry and Trade Co., is a full interior and exterior trim parts supplier, which had established in 1997 in Alikahya Kocaeli as a joint venture company consists of 60 % Kibar Holding to 40 % South Korean Hanil E-Hwa, since then serving, designing and producing such as seating systems, door trims, headlinings, floor carpets, bumpers as a solution partner to the top OEMs in Turkey. Assan Hanil is a leading company in Turkey with its more than 500 employees and its 230.000 car set/year seat production capacity 

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APU services support for SunExpress Deutschland’s Boeing Fleet. 

Support for entire fleet of current and future Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

TURKISH TECHNIC signed total APU support agreement with SunExpress Deutschland GmbH for all fleet of B737-800 aircraft for 5 years. This total support includes spare APU support, APU repair /overhaul and APU field services. 

Current program covers 3 aircraft APU’s maintenance to be carried at TURKISH TECHNIC’s Istanbul facilities.

TURKISH TECHNIC, an association of TURKISH AIRLINES group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is the leading maintenance center in its region, providing technical services for Airframe, Engine, APU and components for a wide range of Airlines from Europe, Middle East, CIS, Northern Africa and Turkey in its base in Istanbul, with a highly qualified and well-trained workforce of 3.000 personnel. 

SunExpress, Deutschland start up operations in June with three B737-800 aircraft and three additional aircraft is planned to enter fleet in this year. 

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TURKISH TECHNIC and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have signed an APS3200 APU repair services contract in March 2011, which covers two APS3200 model APU repair of GECAS. Services will be carried out at TURKISH TECHNIC’s APU shop in Istanbul, Turkey. 

TURKISH TECHNIC declared that “Thanking GECAS for choosing TURKISH TECHNIC for the performance APU shop visits and we appreciate greatly the trust that GECAS has placed in us by signing this APS3200 APU repair services contract. Western Europe is one of the markets that TURKISH TECHNIC aims to be the leader of; and we are committed to providing quality services and satisfying the expectations of GECAS to maintain our good relationship” 

TURKISH TECHNIC, an association of TURKISH AIRLINES group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is the leading maintenance center in its region, providing technical services for Airframe, Engine, APU and components for a wide range of airlines from Europe, Middle East, CIS, Northern Africa and Turkey at its base in Istanbul and Ankara , with a highly qualified and well-trained workforce over 3.000 personnel.

GECAS, one of TURKISH TECHNIC’s key customers, is a leading global player in commercial aircraft leasing and financing, with over 1,800 owned and managed aircraft. 

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Support for entire fleet of current and future Boeing 737-800 aircraft 

TURKISH TECHNIC signed total landing gear support agreement with SunExpress Deutschland GmbH for all fleet of B737-800 aircraft for 4 years. This total support includes landing gear removal/installation, spare support and landing gear overhaul. 

Current program covers 3 LDG set maintenance to be carried at TURKISH TECHNIC’s Istanbul facilities.

TURKISH TECHNIC, an association of TURKISH AIRLINES group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is the leading maintenance center in its region, providing technical services for Airframe, Engine, APU and components for a wide range of Airlines from Europe, Middle East, CIS, Northern Africa and Turkey in its base in Istanbul, with a highly qualified and well-trained workforce of 3.000 personnel. 

SunExpress, Deutschland start up operations in June with three B737-800 aircraft and three additional aircraft is planned to enter in this year. 

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TURKISH TECHNIC and Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) have signed an APS3200 APU repair services contract in December 2010, which covers one APS3200 model APU repair of Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium). Services will be carried out at TURKISH TECHNIC’s APU shop in Istanbul, Turkey. 

TURKISH TECHNIC declared that “Thanking Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) for choosing TURKISH TECHNIC for the performance APU shop visits and we appreciate greatly the trust that Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) has placed in us by signing this APS3200 APU repair services contract. Western Europe is one of the markets that TURKISH TECHNIC aims to be the leader of; and we are committed to provide quality services satisfying the expectations of Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) to maintain our good relationship”. 

Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) officers expressed their trust in TURKISH TECHNIC’s quality of services and they are glad to have the support of one of the most powerful MRO’s in the region.

TURKISH TECHNIC, an association of TURKISH AIRLINES group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is the leading maintenance center in its region, providing technical services for Airframe, Engine, APU and components for a wide range of airlines from Europe, Middle East, CIS, Northern Africa and Turkey at its base in Istanbul and Ankara , with a highly qualified and well-trained workforce over 3.000 personnel.

Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) is an airline based in Belgium, operating holiday charter flights to the Mediterranean out of Brussels Airport and - to a lesser extent - Liège Airport and Ostend-Bruges International Airport. Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) fleet consists of 7 Airbus A320-200 aircraft with an average age of 11.9 years, which are all equipped with 180 passenger seats in an all-economy class layout. 

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TURKISH TECHNIC, had signed maintenance services agreements for total care agreement including; Long Term Technician and Long Term Engineer Agreements, Wheel and Break Agreement, Component Pool Agreement, Additional Support Agreement and Engineering Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina Airlines. Maintenance activities will be carried at TURKISH TECHNIC’s facilities in Istanbul, Turkey. 

TURKISH TECHNIC declared that “We are truely happy to have a fruitful cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina Airlğines, we are committed to provide quality services satisfying the expectations of BH Airlines to maintain our good relationship and in the meantime achieving a bigger share in the East Europe Market.

” Based at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, TURKISH TECHNIC is the leading Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Organization in its region. Certified through EASA 145, JAA 145, FAA and Turkish DGCA for the performance of maintenance services, TURKISH TECHNIC offers a variety of maintenance services through its diversified shops, ranging from Airframe Heavy Maintenance, Engine-APU overhaul, LDG overhaul, etc. As the only one-stop shop in the region and with its wide range of back shops certified for over 5,000 Boeing and 5,000 Airbus aircraft components, TURKISH TECHNIC, offers customers from nose to tail maintenance service from its base at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey with a highly qualified and well-trained workforce of 3.000 personnel. 

BH Airlines is an airline based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It operates domestic passenger services in Bosnia and Herzegovina and within the Europe’s capital cities. Their main hub is at Sarajevo International Airport.Their Fleet includes 2ATRs, 1 Airbus A319 and 1 B737CL which is wet leased by TURKISH AIRLINES. 

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TURKISH TECHNIC, signed an engine overhaul agreement, which will cover four overhaul operations on CFM56-3C engines, with Sky Airlines. Maintenance work will be carried out at TURKISH AIRLINES TECHNIC’s facilities in Istanbul, Turkey.

TURKISH TECHNIC declared that “Thanking Sky Airlines for choosing TURKISH TECHNIC for the performance of engine overhauls, we are committed to provide quality services satisfying the expectations of Sky Airlines that is our good and long term relationship in the Turkish Civil Aviation Sector with minimum turn-around times.”

Sky Airlines officers expressed their happiness to have the support of TURKISH TECHNIC, a pioneer company in Turkish civil aviation. Based at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, TURKISH TECHNIC is the leading Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Organization in its region. Certified through EASA 145, JAA 145, FAA and Turkish DGCA for the performance of maintenance services, TURKISH TECHNIC offers a variety of maintenance services through its diversified shops, ranging from Airframe Heavy Maintenance, Engine-APU overhaul, LDG overhaul, etc. As the only one-stop shop in the region and with its wide range of back shops certified for over 4,000 Boeing and 4,000 Airbus aircraft components, TURKISH TECHNIC, offers customers from nose to tail maintenance service from its base at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey.

Within Sky Airlines, there are one of the B737-800, five of the B737-400, two of the A320-211 and one of the A321-231 airplanes; and Sky has flown a total of 124.065 hours carrying 5.866.073 passengers.

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TURKISH TECHNIC, increased the number of signed contracts with OrenAir in this year with addition of a GTCP 85-129H APU Overhaul contract. TURKISH TECHNIC provided C checks, mod applications and engine removal/installation services to Oren Air since the beginning of the year 2010.

Based at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, TURKISH TECHNIC is the leading Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Organization in its region. Certified through EASA 145, JAA 145, FAA and Turkish DGCA for the performance of maintenance services, TURKISH TECHNIC offers a variety of maintenance services through its diversified shops, ranging from Airframe Heavy Maintenance, Engine-APU overhaul, LDG overhaul, etc. As the only one-stop shop in the region and with its wide range of back shops certified for over 4,000 Boeing and 4,000 Airbus aircraft components, TURKISH TECHNIC, offers customers from nose to tail maintenance service from its base at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. 

The history of OrenAir (Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Orenburg Airlines") dates back to 1932 and now is one of the leading regular air carriers of Russia. Orenburg based Airline operates eight B737-800, four B737-500, two B737-400 and eleven Tupolev Aircraft in its fleet. 

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TURKISH TECHNIC, increased the number of signed contracts with OrenAir in this year with addition of two B737-800 C Check and Painting contracts. Parties also agreed on performance of VSV bushing replacement on two CFM56-7B engines and one B737-500 LDG set overhaul. TURKISH TECHNIC provided six C checks, and several mod applications engine/APU removal/installation services to Orenair since the beginning of the year 2010. 

Based at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, TURKISH TECHNIC is the leading Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Organization in its region. Certified through EASA 145, JAA 145, FAA and Turkish DGCA for the performance of maintenance services, TURKISH TECHNIC offers a variety of maintenance services through its diversified shops, ranging from Airframe Heavy Maintenance, Engine-APU overhaul, LDG overhaul, etc. As the only one-stop shop in the region and with its wide range of back shops certified for over 4,000 Boeing and 4,000 Airbus aircraft components, TURKISH TECHNIC, offers customers from nose to tail maintenance service from its base at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. 

The history of OrenAir (Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Orenburg Airlines") dates back to 1932 and now is one of the leading charter air carriers of Russia. Orenburg based Airline operates eight B737-800, four B737-500, two B737-400 and 8 Tupolev Aircraft in its fleet.

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