Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787 hits tail of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 at Istanbul Atatürk Airport
On 9 August, a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787 (CN-RGT) destination Casablanca was taxiing out to the holding point at Istanbul Atatürk Airport when...
Asiana Airlines Airbus A330 knocks down vertical stabilizer of Turkish Airlines A321
An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330 (HL7792) has hit a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 (TC-JMM) at Istanbul Atatürk Airport on Sunday, the A321 was parked...
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 ends up next to taxiway and gets stuck
On 31 August, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (TC-JHM) operated domestic flight TK2307 between Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey. The aircraft carried 147 passengers and...
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777F suffers bird strike on take-off from Istanbul Atatürk, Turkey
On 3 January, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter (registered TC-LJN) operated cargo flight TK6220 between Istanbul Atatürk (ISL), Turkey, and Almaty (ALA), Kazakhstan....
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 gets damaged during landing at Port Harcourt, Nigeria
On 30 December, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 (TC-LOL, formerly operating for defunct WOW Air as TF-GAY) operated flight TK627 between Istanbul, Turkey and...
Exactly 10 years ago, Turkish Airlines flight TK1951 crashed during landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
On 25 February 2009 – exactly 10 years ago –, Turkish Airlines flight TK1951 crashed during landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, resulting in...
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffers nose gear collapse during landing at Odessa, Ukraine
On 21 November, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (TC-JGZ) operated flight TK467 between Istanbul, Turkey and Odessa, Ukraine. During the first approach, the aircraft...
Nigerian government disallows Turkish Airlines into the country after “poor passenger treatment”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations into the country due to repeated cases of poor passenger treatment...
SAS and Turkish Airlines terminate codeshare deal
SAS and Turkish Airlines have decided to terminate their codeshare cooperation, effective from September 1. This means that flights previously available for booking with...
Turkish Airlines explores new mega aircraft order with Boeing and Airbus
Turkish Airlines is engaged in discussions with Boeing and Airbus for a potential order of up to 235 aircraft, as reported by Reuters. The...
Air Albania, the new national airline of the country, launches maiden flight
Albania's new national airline company, a joint venture with Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), launched its first test flight Friday. The former flag...
Turkish Airlines ready to place a giant order of 355 aircraft with Airbus
According to Hava Sosyal Medya, Turkey's largest and most active "registered" civil aviation platform, Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines is discussing a giant Airbus...
Turkish Airlines flight diverts after violent altercation between cabin crew and off-duty Batik Air pilot
On 11 October, Turkish Airlines operated flight TK56 between Istanbul, Turkey, and Jakarta, Indonesia, when the crew of the Boeing 777-300ER (registered TC-LJG) was...
[Trip report] Flying Turkish Airlines between Zurich and Kuala Lumpur, via Istanbul in business class
For work, I had to fly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As I live and work in Switzerland, the best option that came out of...
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 takes off at Cape Town, South Africa but is unable to retract landing gear
On 2 January, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 (TC-JNI) operated flight TK45 between Cape Town, South Africa and Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after take-off, the...
Severe turbulence hits Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 on approach towards New York JFK; 29 injured
On 9 March, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 (TC-JJG) operating flight TK1 from Istanbul to New York JFK encountered severe turbulence about 40 minutes...
Turkish Airlines is considering Boeing 747-8
8 Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental for Turkish Airlines ?According to media reports of the Turkish newspapers "Hürryet" and "Daily Sabah" from Istanbul, Turkish Airlines...
Ethiopian Airbus A350 and Turkish Cargo Airbus A330 clip wings at Kinshasa N’djili Airport, DR Congo
On 27 November, a Turkish Airlines Cargo Airbus A330 (TC-JOV) was taxiing at Kinshasa, N'djili Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but clipped the...
Middle East Airlines Airbus A330 clips with parked Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 at Lagos, Nigeria
On 29 July, a Middle East Airlines Airbus A330 (registered OD-MEA) was being pushed back from the gate at the airport of Lagos, Nigeria....
ACT Airlines 747 cargo (operating for Turkish Airlines) crashes in Kyrgyzstan and kills 37
A Boeing 747 cargo plane (TC-MCL) from ACT Airlines, but operating for Turkish Airlines with flight number TK6491, has crashed into a neighbourhood in...