All articles by Tolga Ozbek – Page 5
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Turkey seeks used attack helicopters, transports
Turkey has acted to address its urgent need for more attack helicopters and is looking at a possible interim deal to bridge the gap until the availability...
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NewsPICTURE: Turkey's first T129 attack helicopter crashes
The first prototype of AgustaWestland's T129 attack helicopter being developed for Turkey crashed during a test flight on 19 March ...
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Turkish government outlines plan to build regional aircraft
Turkey's government has set a target of 2023 for the service entry of a locally designed and built regional airliner.
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Turkey accepts first Aselsan-modified F-4E Phantom
The Turkish air force has received its first of 16 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantoms to be upgraded under a $24 million deal with local supplier Aselsan. Dubbed...
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NewsA300 freighter badly damaged in Afghan landing
Turkish cargo carrier ACT Airlines is investigating a landing accident at Bagram, Afghanistan, in which one of its Airbus A300B4 freighters suffered substantial...
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PICTURE: SunExpress livery marks Istanbul as 'Capital of Culture'
Turkish Airlines' and Lufthansa's joint venture airline SunExpress has unveiled a new colour scheme to celebrate Istanbul's selection as a European 'Capital...
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PICTURE: Turkey's Borajet rolls out first ATR 72
Turkish regional operator Borajet has unveiled its first ex-Alitalia ATR 72-500 in the carrier's new colour scheme. The aircraft, registered TC-YAD,...
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Turkish Airlines to order 20 A320-family aircraft
Turkish Airlines is to order 20 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, comprising 14 A321s and six A319s. Deliveries will begin between 2011-12, states the...
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Turkish to add freighters, select passenger widebody next year
Turkish Airlines is looking to add two Boeing 777 and two Airbus A330 cargo aircraft to its fleet, while a decision on purchasing 787 and A350 XWB passenger...
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Turkish flight academy seeks light jets for training
Turkish Airlines is looking to acquire three light business jets for its Turkish Flight Academy pilot-training...
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Special forces need boosts Turkey's Chinook request
Turkey has increased its requirement for Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters from 10 to 14 aircraft ...
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Turkey's MRO sector talks up growth plans
Geography and low costs give Turkish MROs an edge over the rest of Europe, with the nation's flag carrier leading the way Geography and low costs boost Turkish MROs
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Turkey seeks interim buy of C-27Js or C-295s
Ankara is to buy an interim airlift capability, after deliveries of its Airbus Military A400Ms have slipped into 2013 ...
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Turkey signs contract for F-16 fleet modernisation
Turkey's defence ministry has signed contracts worth $240 million to modernise 165 of its Lockheed Martin F-16s and to acquire a further four simulators...
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PICTURE: Turkey retires first squadron of F-4 Phantoms
Turkey has disbanded its first squadron of McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom strike aircraft, under a transition plan leading to its future operation of Lockheed...
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Turkey to decide in June between AW149, 'T-70' Black Hawk
Turkey expects to make a decision in its general purpose helicopter contest in June, having increased its cross-service requirement from 78 to 115 aircraft....
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Turkish 737 mistakenly lands at Georgian military airport
Georgia's civil aviation administration has confirmed that a Turkish Airlines aircraft erroneously landed at a military airport in the country's capital...
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UPDATED: Three Boeing AEW programme employees killed in Turkish Airlines crash
Three Boeing employees involved with Turkey's Peace Eagle surveillance aircraft programme were among the victims of a 25 February Turkish Airlines crash ...
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Turkish pilot convicted over Aegean F-16 collision
A Greek court has convicted and sentenced a Turkish fighter pilot in absentia to four years in prison following a 2006 crash over the Aegean Sea ...
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Turkey picks G550 for command and control mission
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries (SSM) has selected the Gulfstream G550 for its command...