Turkish Airlines

Press Release

SunExpress Signs Landing Gear Overhaul and Spare Landing Gear Support

06.01.2009

Turkish Technic, signed a landing gear overhaul and spare landing gear support agreement, which will cover two B737-800 landing gears, with SunExpress. Overhaul work will be carried out at Turkish Airlines Technic’s facilities in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish Technic declared that “Thanking SunExpress for choosing Turkish Technic for the performance of the LDG overhauls, Turkish Technic is proud to be the main base maintenance service provider of the SunExpress”.

SunExpress officers expressed their happiness in keeping on the strong partnership and good relationship between two important actors of Turkish civil aviation.

Based at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, Turkish Technic is the leading Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Organization in its region. Certified through EASA 145, JAA 145, FAA and Turkish DGCA for the performance of maintenance services, Turkish Technic offers a variety of maintenance services through its diversified shops, ranging from Airframe Heavy Maintenance, Engine-APU overhaul, LDG overhaul, etc.  As the only one-stop shop in the region and with its wide range of back shops certified for over 4,000 Boeing and 4,000 Airbus aircraft components, Turkish Technic, offers customers from nose to tail maintenance service from its base at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey.

SunExpress operates a fleet of 17 airplanes with an average age of 6.3 years and a seating capacity of more than 3.300 seats. The fleet shows highest industry and environmental standards. Since the company was first founded, SunExpress has carried about 18 million passengers on more than 155.000 flights. SunExpress is a joint venture company of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa.

For more information please visit :
http://www.turkishtechnic.com
http://www.sunexpress.com