AIREX 2010-The Single Civil Only Aviation Show in Eurasia-8.Uluslararası Sivil Havacılık ve Havalimanları Fuarı

TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION AND AIRPORT MARKETS

leading aircraft manufacturers, rank Turkey 3rd among the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world, after China and India
total number of Turkish airliners, charter and cargo operators reached 22, whereas the number of aircraft owned by these companies reached 286
286 aircraft represents a growth rate of 89% over the span of 6 years
for the same period, the seat capacity has grown with a rate of 83% and reached 44,543 seats in 2009 compared to 25,114 in 2002
regional market projections of both Boeing and Airbus conclude that this growth will continue in the upcoming 10 years
revising their projections accordingly, both manufacturers expect 150 to 180 aircraft to be added to the fleet in the next 10 years representing a monetary value of 12 to 16 billion usd
among other factors, deregulations in the industry and the opening of the domestic lines to the private sector in 2003, has played a major role in this growth
while there were flights to 25 domestic destinations in 2003, today there are flights to 38 destinations from major points such as Ankara, İzmir and Antalya, apart from İstanbul Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen Airports
as a result, an enormous domestic market has actually emerged, with a shocking 269% growth rate over a period of 5 years
number of domestic passengers increased from 8,5 million per year in 2002 to 44,1 million in 2009
deregulations initiated in 2003, are followed by cross domestic flights in 2005 and , private airlines started flights based on airports other than Istanbul Atatürk Airport, namely; Pegasus from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, AnadoluJet from Ankara Esenboğa, SunExpress and Izair from Izmir Adnan Menderes and again SunExpress from Antalya Airports
the next step will be one that will involve a more intensive usage of regional aircraft including turboprops and the target is to fly to new domestic destinations
international passenger traffic has increased from 25.5 million in 2002 to 44,6 million in 2008 representing an increase of 87,6%
currently Turkish airliners carry 52% of international passengers arriving to Turkey and fly to 119 international destinations
these figures are expected to increase significantly both with the conclusion of THY’s membership to Star Alliance in 2008 and private Turkish airliners to be granted the right to fly to Russia and Middle Eastern countries
not only domestic and international but transit passenger traffic as well, has grown significantly
number of transit aircraft has reached 268.000 in 2007, from 155.000 in 2002 representing a growth rate of 72 %
new airport and terminal investments made by private airport contractors and operators clearly support that the increase in transit traffic will continue
as for air cargo; the total air cargo that was 880.000 tons in 2002, reached a level of 1.8 million tons in 2008, an increase of 104 %
34 cargo aircraft owned by Turkish operators today, fly worldwide under “wet lease” to cargo companies
couple of Turkish cargo companies including Turkish Airlines, MNG and ACT have ordered A330 cargo aircraft giving the very first clues that they will also compete in the long range air cargo market.
Also new generation cargo aircraft are on the focus of the carriers.
Aircraft maintenance centres have increased both in quantity and quality
THY which was only capable to provide limited maintenance services and only to its own aircraft in 2002, now is a separate company as Turkish Technic and will open a new maintenace center called “HABOM” next year aiming to service airlines in the region.
New MRO company named MyTechnic opened in Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
MNG Technic is building new facalities in Istanbul Atatürk Airport including 5 new hangars
Onur Air bought the MNG Technic’s hangar at Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Negotiations to this end continues between leading manufacturers and Turkish Technic
Other than the maintenance company of the flag carrier, two more companies are going to compete in this market
Such a continuous growth in all aspects of the civil aviation result in serious shortage in human resources
Education and training needs are more than ever from pilots to technicians, cabin crew etc...
Total number of people working under “licensed personnel” status is 24.578 as of 2006
human resources in numbers; pilots: 5730, technicians: 4757, flight engineer: 505, flight operation specialists: 428, cabin crew : 7739
significant moves are made specifically for pilot training to cope with the growing market needs
as of 2008, there are 7 flight schools with a fleet of 57 aircraft based in Ankara, Istanbul, Eskişehir and Adana
Turkey aims at being the flight training center of the region
THY’s flight simulators –for Boeing 737-400 and 800, Airbus A320 and RJ100 will increase to 8 within 3 years time with Gözen Group’s investments in Istanbul including 4 operational simulators including B737NG and A320. 2 more simulators will be added.
Turkey by far is the leader in the privatization of airport terminal operations both in terms of financial models and the size of investments,
started with BOT –build-operate-transfer models, the privatization process continues
Privatization which started with Antalya International Terminal, continued with Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Antalya second terminal, Ankara Esenboğa, Dalaman and Izmir Adnan Menderes Airports
Gaining tremendous experience, Turkish operators are now awarded many projects abroad
State Airports and Air Traffic Control Authority –DHMI-, on the other hand aims at operating as a control mechanism and concentrate more on air traffic control in its new concept
As for general aviation, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s October 2008 data the number of companies and aircraft are 68 and 285, respectively
Information provided from manufacturers show that 14 new business jet aircraft and helicopter orders were placed since last AIREX held in June 2008, despite the economic downturns

ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT, SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 3, 2010

TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION AND AIRPORT MARKETS