Turkish Airlines (THY) ended Avro RJ operations in early December, and returned their last aircraft, RJ100 TC-THA (msn E3232) to BAE Systems. THY initially ordered five RJ100s in 1993, and then added several more later, as well as four RJ70s. The airline lost no less than three examples to landing […]
Turkish Airlines continues to gradually return its Avro RJ fleet to BAE Systems. Avro RJ100 TC-THM (msn E3264), who arrived at Southend on 1 February, and then continued on to Norwich, was the latest to return. During 2005, THY had already returned two RJ100s (TC-THC msn E3236 in January, TC-THO […]
Turkish investigators have concluded that the crash of a Turkish Airlines Avro RJ100 on 8 January 2003, was the result of crew error, Flight International reports. The RJ100, TC-THG (msn E3241), hit the ground short of the runway while attempting to land in thick fog at Diyarbakir, in southeast Turkey. […]
Turkish Airlines is returning its three Avro RJ70s and seven RJ100s to service. The airline grounded the fleet in late May because of fuel tank contamination. The move led to a testy exchange of press releases with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft, who learned of it from press reports. THY’s RJs […]
Turkish Airlines has grounded its fleet of Avro RJ70s and RJ100s because of fuel tank contamination. The move surprised BAE Systems Regional Aircraft, who learned of it from press reports. THY operates three RJ70s and seven RJ100s, all of them leased from BAE Systems. They were initially delivered between 1993 […]
A Turkish Airlines Avro RJ100 crashed in thick fog while attempting to land at Diyarbakir, in southeast Turkey, in the evening of 8 January. Avro RJ100 TC-THG Konya (msn E3241) was operating flight TK634 from Istanbul, with 75 passengers and five crew on board. She was making a non-precision approach […]
Turkish Airlines has extended the leases on all twelve of its Avro RJs. Turkish operates nine Avro RJ100s and three RJ70s on domestic and regional routes. This is the third time that the airline renews the leases on the RJs. Turkish is planning to transfer several of the RJs to […]
Turkish Airlines will transfer most of its Avro RJs to a new low-fare regional airline, TurkJet, which is to be established in early 2003 to carry domestic feeder traffic. The new carrier will be based in Ankara and take over most of THY’s domestic services. Unlike nationally-owned THY, TurkJet will […]
Avro RJ70 TC-THL (msn E1249) of Turkish Airlines slid off the runway at Siirt airport in southeast Turkey on arrival from Ankara on flight TK774 on 22 April. Two of the 5 crew and 7 of the 46 passengers on board were injured, though none seriously. This is the second serious landing […]
Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines has extended the leases on five of its nine Avro RJ100s. The aircraft concerned are the first five RJ100s delivered to the airline: TC-THA (msn E3232), TC-THB (msn E3234), TC-THC (msn E3236), TC-THD (msn E3237), and TC-THE (msn E3238). Turkish uses its 13 Avro RJs […]
