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They are kept busy through our customers’ requirements and through the efforts of the team of experts in our commercial department. “As with the other cargo operators in Turkey we are slowly


phasing out the A300B4s,” he continued. “We have made extensive studies of possible replacements which also allow for greater range, as we have found the range of the A310 freighter very attractive. We are still thinking about the final decision about re-equipment.” For the rest of this year, Bayramic confirmed that ULS


operations to the Far East and Middle East are expected to see significant growth, while the vast potential of Africa is in the airline’s sights for 2012. Finally, he remarked: “We do


have some problems with slots at Istanbul Ataturk International airport, but market acceptance of Sabiha Gökçen airport has improved markedly and we will continue to utilise this gateway.” MNG Airlines, another


Geneva, Naples and Turin in Europe; Basra, Nacef, Sulamania, Erbil and Dammam in the Middle East; and Islamabad, Kabul, Guangzhou and Ho Chi Minh City in Asia.” Another approach is to


Anlatan: “on the verge of expanding and achieving better results”


increase its interline agreements with other airlines, as well as block space agreements and preferred carrier agreements with forwarders. “Finally, by using the flexibility


of our freighter fleet we have achieved quite big numbers of cargo charters,” he added. With Turkey acting as a hub for Western Europe, the Middle East


and Asia, Anlatan stated that transit cargo made up 52 percent of the total freight Turkish moved in 2010. “Our policy of ever- evolving network and fleet capabilities will improve this share of transit cargo more and more in coming years,” he said.


BRIGHT FUTURE Another Turkey-based freighter operator is ULS Airlines Cargo. Managing director Hakan Bayramic is confident that the Istanbul- based cargo carrier’s future will be bright. He said: “All our aircraft are performing well, thanks to a dedicated maintenance team, flight crew and operational team.


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Turkish dedicated cargo airline, started operating flights from Istanbul Ataturk airport to Shanghai earlier this year. The Istanbul-based carrier also serves London Luton, Cologne, Ekaterinburg and Almaty and intends to keep expanding its fleet and network according to demand.


Kantek: “Turkey is getting to be one of the most interesting areas for local and foreign capital”


ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STABILITY The success of the Turkish air freight business can be put down to many factors. According to Gülriz Kantek, CEO of Istanbul- headquartered multimodal forwarder Pan Logistics: “Turkey is getting to be one of the most interesting areas for local and foreign capital due to economic and political stability – contrary to most countries nowadays – while relatively cheap, high-quality production and service power is taken into consideration.” Partly as a result, she explained: “Pan Logistics made


remarkable progress in project and heavy lift logistics in 2010 and had a new business plan for the 2011-2013 period in value-added logistics. “We moved into a 4,000m2


electronic logistics warehouse with


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