Turkish Airlines recently took delivery of its 400th aircraft with an Airbus A350-900. The airline also placed special title on the aircraft at the rare end of the fuselage. The chairman of the board and executive committee, Ahmet Bolat announced the delivery of the aircraft on his social media account.
The post read: “As of this week, our 400th aircraft has joined our fleet. Painting will be done at our Turkish Technic facilities at Atatürk Airport. Like all our other aircraft, we wish you safe flights and good and fruitful earnings. We are planning to organize a beautiful and meaningful organization on Saturday, March 4, regarding this aircraft.”
Turkish Airlines follows the tradition of naming the aircraft after its cities and towns. Referring to the tradition, Bolat said in his post: “"As THY, our tradition is to give the names of our cities and towns to our aircraft. So far, we have given the names of all our cities and major districts to our aircraft. Then, we want it to be a district name that symbolizes that we will unite as one heart as a nation, and that we will heal the wounds in a short time and give stronger and more beautiful new settlements to the earthquake victims.