Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth new generation Boeing 737-800, having increased its order from 12 to 24 in 2008. With the addition of the 189-seater, the Pegasus fleet now stands at 24, including the fleet of IZair, sister company to Pegasus.
This new addition of the 737-800 brings Pegasus closer towards having largest fleet of any privately owned airline in Turkey.
The plane is named after Pegasus captain Doğan Susin’s daughter Selin. Naming planes after new born daughters of Pegasus employees is now a company tradition. Selin’s maiden commercial flight was operated to Bodrum earlier this week.
Pegasus Airlines’ general manager Sertaç Haybat has declared the airline's satisfaction with the performance, value and Boeing’s support for the 737 series. “Our guests are extremely happy with the comfort provided by the Boeing 737 series. By the end of 2009, Pegasus, together with IZair, will have a fleet of 24 aeroplanes. In 2015, this number will have risen to 43,” reported Haybat.
The DoD has changed its structures and is been increasing efforts to facilitate access to loans by companies interested in working with artificial intelligence, advanced materials and semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum science.
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
The main obstacles to overcoming risks in the region are a lack of a strong cybersecurity culture and inadequate funds to invest in this domain given a widespread Chinese presence in the region.
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
Despite the additional funding promised this week, the UK armed forces still look set to face cutbacks, and maintaining international commitments to AUKUS and GCAP may limit the options for other programmes.
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat with Professor John Louth.
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