Articles tagged “turkish airlines”

This will add to the worries about a conservative Turkish government trying to impose its mores on the airline that's really the modern flag bearer of the country's growing economic power in the region and worldwide.

Fans of the burgeoning industry of YouTube videos featuring drunken Russian airline passengers will no doubt be upset by this decision. Fellow passengers, though, will love it.

It's a good week for Airbus as the manufacturer snaps up orders from Turkish Air and Lufthansa while rival Boeing spends its time arguing that its batteries aren't really that so bad.

A fascinating cultural-mores-meets-soft-power-of-country-branding battle to observe as it plays out.

A viral marketing campaign and reputable service helped TA get to where it is today, but its success is also attributable to outside factors including its hub’s central location bridging the booming Asian market with the West and the economic woes of legacy carriers.

Turkish's branding and advertising has been very stylish of late, so this is a surprise. Someone who really hated it leaked it, very likely, and it looks based on the reaction that this won't be the final word on these new uniforms.

One explanation for the Gulf airlines' visibility on sports fields could stem from their absence in alliances, which may have pushed them to find meaningful partnerships outside of aviation. It's interesting to the note that Qatar was the first one to join an alliance, and it currently sponsors only one sports team.

Bolstered by Turkish Airlines' growth, Istanbul is looking to scrap its two inadequate airports, a problem similar to that which plagued Berlin. One can only hope Berlin’s stalled openings don’t repeat themselves here.

Turkish Airlines’ ad eclipsed not just travel video ads, but almost all other video ads created in 2012. Expect TA to come out with more winners featuring Bryant, Messi, and other sports stars in 2013.

It’s not easy to come up with a creative and genuine way to market a destination. Just ask Barbados that’s trusting Rihanna to represent the island or Kentucky who has turned the responsibility over to a grassroots group of two.