# Turkish Technic

Turkish Technic (Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center), is the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center of Turkish Airlines. Third party airlines are also served. Turkish Technic is headquartered at Atatürk Airport (ISL) and owns a maintenance hangar at Istanbul Airport (IST) on the European side of Istanbul. However, a new complex built at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) on the Asian (Anatolia) side of Istanbul, formerly named Turkish HABOM (HABOM being short for "Aviation MRO"), is poised to become the main center of operations.

## History

Turkish Technic was incorporated in 2006. It operates in three hangars for narrowbody and widebody airplanes and a VIP & light airplanes hangar in IST, in a total enclosed area of 130,000 m$^2$ with a workforce of 3,000 employees. Approximately 1,800 of these are technicians and almost 1,300 of these technicians are licensed (LAE - Licensed Aircraft Engineers). The newly built facilities in SAW encompass a hangar for 11 single-aisle aircraft and a separate hangar for three long-haul airframes. The complex is a total enclosed area of 380,000 m$^2$ with more than 3,100 employees. A separate narrowbody hangar exists in Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), Ankara.
Turkish Technic is a member of IATP (International Airlines Technical Pool), ELMO (European Line Maintenance Organization), and Airbus MRO Network. Line maintenance stations exist at 24 domestic and 30 international airports.

## Turkish Technic's capabilities

Turkish Technic performs aircraft base and line maintenance, engine and APU maintenance and component maintenance services for the types listed below. Most engine work has moved to Turkish Engine Center at SAW, on the Asian/Anatolian side of Istanbul.
Aircraft Base and Line Maintenance Capabilities
| Aircraft Manufacturer | Aircraft Type | Base Maint. | Line Maint. |
| Airbus | Airbus A300-B2/B4/C4/F4 Series | X | X |
| | Airbus A300-600 | X | X |
| | Airbus A310-200/300 | X | X |
| | Airbus A320 Family | X | X |
| | Airbus A330 Series | X | X |
| | Airbus A340-200 | X | X |
| | Airbus A340-300 | X | X |
| Boeing | Boeing 707-120/-320 | | X |
| | Boeing 727-200 | X | X |
| | Boeing 737-300/-400/-500 | X | X |
| | Boeing 737-600/-700/-800/-900 | X | X |
| | Boeing 747-400 | | X |
| | Boeing 757-200 | X | X |
| | Boeing 767-200/-300 | X | X |
| | Boeing 777-200/-300 | X | X |
| Gulfstream | GIV Series | X | X |
| | G450 | X | X |
| | G550 | X | X |
Engine Maintenance Capabilities
| Engine Manufacturer | Engine Type |
| CFMI | CFM56-3C |
| | CFM56-5C |
| | CFM56-7B |
| GE | CF6-80 Series |
| | GE90 |
| IAE | V2500 |
APU Maintenance Capabilities
| APU Manufacturer | APU Type |
| Honeywell | GTCP131-9B |
| UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Hamilton Sundstrand) | APS3200 |
Component Maintenance Capabilities
* Airbus A300-B2/B4/C4/F4 Series
* Airbus A300-600
* Airbus A310-200/-300
* Airbus A320 Family
* Airbus A340-200/-300
* Boeing 727-200
* Boeing 737-300/-400/-500
* Boeing 737-600/-700/-800/-900
Specialized Services
* NDT - Non-destructive testing (Level 2) - Ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing, Eddy current testing, liquid penetrant testing, radiographic X-ray testing in accordance with EN 4179 and NAS 410
* Aeropartners of Boeing certified winglet modification center for B737 Next Generation Aircraft
* Complete stripping & aircraft painting
* Cabin interior refurbishment
* SSIP & CPCP Programmes and structural modifications
* Avionic modifications such as TCAS, RVSM, EGPWS
* Plasma spraying, welding, electro-plating, machining