Turkey’s first female aerobatic pilot on her addictive job
“Every time I fly, I feel like I’m fulfilling my destiny.” So says 32-year-old Semin Öztürk Şener, Turkey’s first fe... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Turkey
How Sabiha Gökçen of Turkey became the first female combat pilot
With her iconic leather jacket, aviator goggles, and a life story that saw her achieve the distinction of becoming the world’s first f... Continue Reading
Instructor Müjgan Doğan on her pioneering path in Turkish aviation
Müjgan Doğan broke barriers in Turkish aviation by becoming one of the country’s pioneering female flight instructors. Having shared her kno... Continue Reading
Design firm ABC and MRO specialist JOB Air offer integrated packages
As the aircraft retrofit market trends upwards, Italian design organization ABC International has inked a strategic cooperation pact with Eu... Continue Reading
Turkey’s Şenay Günay on the challenges, rewards of being first
In the 1950s, a Turkish woman named Şenay Günay broke with convention to become one of the first female jet pilots in Turkey. Now 84 years o... Continue Reading
Aegean goes EAN for Airbus A320/A321 fleet
Greece’s national carrier Aegean is to go with an almost full-fleet outfitting of the Inmarsat-Deutsche Telekom hybrid S-band/air-to-ground ... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
IATA backs EU digital COVID vaccine/test/recovery certificate standard
The European Union’s Digital COVID Certificate is rapidly shaping up to be the standard for international vaccination, test and recovery cer... Continue Reading
TCI completes cabin training simulator project for Turkish Airlines
Turkish Cabin Interior Inc. (TCI), which specializes in manufacturing aircraft galleys, has completed a Cabin Service Training Simulator pro... Continue Reading
Exploring airline form accessibility for service animal handlers
After a lengthy rulemaking process, the US Department of Transportation’s new amendments to the Air Carrier Access Act finally went into eff... Continue Reading
DOT service animal rule lifts some proposed burdens on handlers
US Department of Transportation officials have formally amended the Air Carrier Access Act to ensure airlines are not required to recognize ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Sitaonair expands vital VHF coverage throughout Turkey
SITAONAIR, the aviation industry’s aircraft communications expert, has been instrumental in the expansion of Very High Frequency (VHF) cover... Continue Reading
Press Release: Turkish Airlines welcomes opening of Istanbul New Airport
Turkish Airlines welcomes a new era of Turkish aviation with the opening of Istanbul New Airport. The world’s largest international hub will... Continue Reading
UK transport secretary outlines thinking behind electronics ban
UK secretary of state for transport Chris Grayling today batted away questions in Parliament over why devices affected by the new electronic... Continue Reading
Comparable Europe, US on-time performances hide ATM differences
Although Europe and the continental US achieved almost-identical levels of punctuality in commercial flight departures and arrivals in 2015,... Continue Reading