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A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, the Daallo chief executive said on Feb. 8. 

Turkish Airlines and Boeing on Jan. 29 signed a collaboration agreement which will strengthen the Turkish carrier's long-term industry leadership, as well as the country's aerospace and technology capabilities, while building on their 70-year relationship. 

Travel junkies agree that being single and childless helps loosen the belt on their travel budget. One of the keys to traveling on the cheap is a tactic called “travel hacking”. Basically, all that is required is to open credit cards with sign-up mileage bonuses with rewards and downpayments that help jet-setters travel for less than average using miles rather than mileage.

Turkish Airlines said it expects passenger numbers to reach 72.4 million in 2016 and sales revenues to reach $12.2 billion, in a written statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Jan. 12. 

Bulgaria's national flag-carrying airline Bulgaria Air has been awarded a maximum safety rating by an annual analysis òf Airlineratings.com, a safety ratings site.

The ranking includes 407 international airlines on seven points ranging from international certifications to in-air navigation systems and fatality-free records.

Only days after the adoption of a new Aviation Strategy for Europe,  the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. This list is essential to guarantee the highest level of air safety for European citizens.

The aviation industry is set to post a second consecutive year of net profits in 2015, nearly doubling them to $33 billion (30.1 billion) thanks to low fuel prices, its trade association said Dec. 10.

Turkish Airlines, Turkey's flagship airline, has firmed up a commitment to purchase 20 additional A321neo aircraft, Airbus said in a press release Dec. 1. 

The airline already has 72 A321neos on order and is again renewing its confidence in the A321neo as the aircraft of choice to boost its expansion, according to the press release.

Low-cost Turkish carrier Pegasus plans to distribute 100,000 free tickets to mark the 10th anniversary of its establishment, with the first 100,000 people who buy a domestic or foreign-bound ticket as of Dec. 3 benefiting from the campaign, according to company representatives. 

The tickets can be used until March 31, 2016, they added. 

Ryanair launched their winter flights offering airline travel for the price of a scorching hot cappuccino! The budget airline revealed seats across 250 European routes going for just 5 euros for the month of December.