But Turkish Airlines, compromising neither your safety nor its service, has managed through its expert crisis management to remain one of Europe’s leading airlines, ranking 3rd in Europe in terms of operating profit.
Turkish Airlines’ proud success is resonating in the world press. Giving broad coverage to Turkish Airlines in a news item on 17 August 2004, the Financial Times announced that the airline had decided to make the largest purchase of new aircraft in the company’s history, adding 51 new planes to the fleet to a total of 100 in a period when airlines worldwide are troubled by terrorism and rising oil prices. The report emphasized further that Turkish Airlines has high hopes for the future. Plans have also been laid regarding Turkish Airlines’ need for new personnel when the new planes go into service. Considering that training especially of pilots and technicians takes a year at the minimum, additional personnel are already being hired.