Oct 18, 2020 Ten years ago, Turkish Airlines received its first Boeing 777-300ER purchased directly from Boeing by the flag carrier and came not too long after the airline put in leased 777s into service. Since then, the airline has grown its 777 fleet to 33 planes, including both owned and leased aircraft. Advertisement: Today, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 freighter struck a flock of birds during takeoff at Istanbul, Turkey. The plane was heading to Almaty, Kazakhstan when the incident happened. The impact of the bird strike is noticeable due to the Turkish Airlines Boeing 777F’s appearance following the event.
Turkish Airlines Boeing B777
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777F struck with a flock of birds during take-off from Istanbul Ataturk airport on Sunday, January 3. The aircraft suffered visible damage to the radome along with the pilot tube.
The aircraft with registration TC-LJN was operating cargo flight TK-6220 from Istanbul Ataturk to Almaty, Kazakhstan. However, after suffering the bird strike, the aircraft returned to Ataturk.
After suffering the damage, the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet and entered a holding pattern before returning to Ataturk Airport. The aircraft made a safe landing some 45 minutes after departure.
Regarding this incident, Turkish Airlines said:
“Our cargo flight on the ISL-ALA (Almaty) route numbered TK6220 departing Ataturk Airport at 8:40 am (local) encountered a flock of birds shortly after departure. Our plane discharged fuel for 30 minutes over the Sea of Marmara to reduce enough weight to land and then landed at Ataturk Airport.”
Feature Image: “Ha gayret melcey”
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art.
This week, we have a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER at New York-JFK airport, as it is prepared for the return journey back from JFK to Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines operate a fleet of 33 Boeing 777-300ER. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 it is long haul fleet, with the airline using Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft in its short to mid-haul fleet.
This aircraft – TC-LJF – joined the Turkish Airlines fleet in March 2016. It has flown for the airline since then, with the aircraft in active service. It is configured in a two-class configuration with 49 Business Class seats and 300 Economy Class Seats.
More Airplane Art next week!
Photographer’s Notes
- Camera: Canon EOS 6D
- Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f4 IS L Series
- Settings: ISO 3200, 105mm, 1/80 at f4
- Shot from an American Airlines Airbus A321 Transcontinental aircraft on AA2652, as it taxied out from JFK heading to San Francisco International. Review here.
Boeing B777 Turkish Airlines
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