Turkish Airlines
59 foreign pilots resign from Turkish Airlines in eight months
Since the beginning of 2015, some 59 foreign pilots among 700 tenured by the Turkish Airlines have resigned from the company amid the sharp drop in the value of the Turkish Lira.
Singapore Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul
A Singapore Airlines plane flying to Singapore has made an emergency landing in Istanbul after running into a flock of storks.
The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-200 took off from Istanbul Atatürk Airport at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, with 255 passengers and 14 crew members aboard.
Turkish Airlines plane makes forced landing in Istanbul
Turkish Airlines has been subjected to yet another hoax bomb call, this time on a plane heading from Oslo to Istanbul.
A Turkish Airlines plane flying on Aug. 13 from Oslo to Istanbul had to make an emergency landing at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, which was its original destination, after a bomb threat.
Polish and Turkish Airlines extend cooperation
Polish Airlines (LOT) and Turkish Airlines (THY) inked a letter of understanding to initiate enhanced cooperation on Aug. 13, Turkish Airlines has said in a statement.
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Turkish Airlines plane searched after bomb hoax
A Turkish Airlines plane was searched in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport late Aug. 4 after a false bomb threat ahead of its flight to the southeastern province of Gaziantep.
The cabin crew found a note under a seat which said "there is a bomb on the plane" while cleaning the plane before the arrival of the passengers for the flight.
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Turkish Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Warsaw
A Turkish Airlines (THY) plane flying from Istanbul to San Francisco has made an emergency landing in Warsaw after what a Polish television channel reported as a suspicious package was found on board, Associated Press reported late July 30.
Impressions from Jordan
Revisiting a country after a few years is a great experience. You notice the subtle changes, which may be indiscernible to locals, right away. Like Mark Twain?s own experience with New York, returning to Amman after an absence of four years, this time for the wedding of a Palestinian-Turkish friend?s sister, I found some, if not much, improvement in it.
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Bomb hoax on Turkish plane causes delays at Istanbul airport
A bomb note found in a Turkish Airlines (THY) plane has caused delays in the national carrier's workflow at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport less than a week after a THY employee was fired for his purported role in a large number of fake bomb warnings in the past few months.
Turkish Airlines eyes Germany, France, Britain for low-cost unit: CEO
Turkish Airlines is considering starting flights with its low-cost unit AnadoluJet to Germany, France and Britain, although no decision has yet been taken, the carrier's chief executive told a German paper.
Over 6 mln people travel during Eid holiday in Turkey
More than 6 million people traveled during the Eid holiday across Turkey, with around 5 million of them traveling by bus, 700,000 by air and 300,000 by rail, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency.