Torosair

Torosair
IATA code :	CN
ICAO code :	DEW
Call sign :	TORAIR
Founding:	1986
Operation stopped:	1989
Seat:	Istanbul , Turkey
Home airport :	Istanbul (Ataturk) airport
Fleet size:	4th
Aims:	Turkey, Western Europe
Torosair ceased operations in 1989. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

The Torosair was a Turkish charter airline , which discontinued its operations 1989th

history

The airline Torosair was founded in 1986 by private investors in Istanbul to offer Turkish guest workers a means of commuting between Ankara and Düsseldorf . Operations began in August 1987 with a leased Boeing 727-200 . After the takeover of further Boeing 727s, other western European cities (including Frankfurt am Main , Zurich and Vienna ) were also served from Istanbul and Ankara from spring 1988 . On August 25, 1989, a Boeing 727-200 (registration number: TC-AJV) collided with an ILS transmitting antenna while taking off from Ankara because the overloaded aircraft could not gain altitude quickly enough after taking off. The aircraft, which was damaged on the wings, landed safely, but had to be written off due to the severe damage. As a result of the accident and existing safety concerns, several European countries, including the Federal Republic of Germany, imposed an entry ban on the company. In November 1989, the Turkish government announced an extension of the operating license. But this did not happen because Torosair filed for bankruptcy that same month .

fleet

• Boeing 727-100 (TC-AJT, TC-AJU, TC-AJZ)
• Boeing 727-200 (TC-AJV, TC-AJY)

See also

• Former Airlines List (Asia)

Web links

Commons : Torosair  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Leisure Airlines of Europe, K. Vomhof, 2001
2. ^ Aviation Safety Network, August 25, 1989