Turkish Airlines’ Aircraft Finance Team, composed of highly experienced professionals with in-depth knowledge of diverse aircraft financing structures, has succeeded in securing some of the lowest financing costs in the aviation industry. Since 2009, Turkish Airlines has implemented many innovative and pioneering financing models, many of them firsts in the industry, earning recognition from globally renowned institutions such as Global Transport Finance, Airline Economics, Airfinance Journal, and Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Turkey. Over the past decade, Turkish Airlines has completed aircraft financing transactions worth approximately USD 16 billion and has been honored with 26 international awards, marking its success in this field.

Awards

2023 Airline Economics - Asia-Pacific Lease of the Year
2022 Airfinance Journal - Europe Deal of the Year
2022 Airfinance Journal - Structured Lease Deal of the Year
2022 Airline Economics - Global Lease Deal of the Year Award
2022 Airline Economics - European Lease Deal of the Year
2020 Airline Economics - Lease Deal of the Year (Europe)
2020 Airline Economics - Supported Finance Deal of the Year (Europe)
2019 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk - Transport Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)
2019 Airline Economics - Supported Finance Deal of the Year
2018 Airline Economics - Lease Deal of the Year
2018 Global Transport Finance - Tax Lease Deal of the Year
2018 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk - Transport Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)
2017 Airfinance Journal - Tax Lease Deal of the Year
2017 Global Transport Finance - Unique Deal of the Year
2017 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk – Trade & Export Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)
2017 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk - Transport Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)
2017 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk - Structured Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)
2015 Airfinance Journal - Capital Markets Deal of the Year 
2015 Airfinance Journal - Tax Lease Deal of the Year 
2015 Airline Economics - Editor’s Deal of the Year
2015 Airline Economics - European Deal of the Year
2015 Global Transport Finance - EETC Deal of the Year (Europe)
2015 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk – Trade & Export Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)
2015 Airfinance Journal - Engine Deal of the Year  
2014 Airfinance Journal - Tax Lease Deal of the Year 
2014 Bonds, Loans and Sukuk - Structured Finance Deal of the Year (Middle East)

     
Innovations

The first ever ITASCA guaranteed French tax lease (2023)
The first ever ACG Aircraft Financing Solutions (AFS) guaranteed Italian tax lease (2021)
The first ever UKEF guaranteed French tax lease (2020)
The first ever ACG Aircraft Financing Solutions (AFS) guaranteed finance lease (2019)
The first ever BALTHAZAR guaranteed French tax Lease (2019)
The first ever AFIC guaranteed Italian tax lease (2018)
The first ever SACE guaranteed French tax lease (2018)
The first ever AFIC guaranteed French tax lease (2017)
The first ever JPY denominated EETC JOLCO (2015) 
The first ever US Ex-Im guaranteed French Tax Lease (2015)
The first ever EECA guaranteed Italian tax lease (2014)
The first ever Bond Convertible JPY Ex-Im guaranteed engine lease (2014)
The first ever EECA guaranteed Italian Tax Lease in JPY denomination (2014)
The first ever US Ex-Im guaranteed JPY denominated Convertible Bond (2013)
The first ever EECA guaranteed JOLCO Lease (2011)