Pegasus Airlines Logs 3,000 Hours FFS Time at IFTC Istanbul

Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Taking Advantage of the Train at Home Concept, Pegasus Airlines
Trains at IFTC Istanbul and Becomes IFTC's First Golden Airline
Mileage Customer in Less than a Year

IFTC Istanbul, the training arm of the Gozen Holding, today
announced that Pegasus Airlines has reached 3,000 hours of simulator
training time making the Turkish airline the largest customer of
IFTC. The collaboration between IFTC and Pegasus started a year ago
after Pegasus decided to train closer to its ops base at the brand
new IFTC training centre. The training figure will grow with
aircraft deliveries at Pegasus to reach 5,000 hours per year in two
years time.

The Turkish training organization provides a unique and complete
training offering for both A320 and 737-NG to airlines and pilots in
the region; it is equipped with four Mechtronix FFS X(TM) featuring
the latest generation simulation components - electric motion base,
LCoS projectors and replication architecture - making it much easier
and less costly to own and operate than "classic" simulators. The
FFS X(TM) architecture maximizes the use of OEM software for
simulated displays and avionics thus significantly reducing aircraft
hardware and associated maintenance requirements.

"We are very pleased with the exceptional level of service
provided by IFTC; the facilities are brand new and very well equipped
with the latest available technology in flight simulation," said
Pegasus Airline Training Director, Capt. Cahit Tasbas. "Over the past
twelve months, depending on our needs for recurrent and proficiency
checks or initial type-rating, we have used both the Level C and D
B737-NG Full Flight Simulators manufactured by Mechtronix; we have
been impressed by the visual system."

"We are thankful to Pegasus Airline for selecting IFTC as its
exclusive training partner; the company has an outstanding reputation
in the industry and in less than a year Pegasus Airline and Pegasus
Flight Academy have become our Golden customer with 3,000 hours of
training," said Cengiz Arbac IFTC General Manager. "Our experience
with Pegasus has been great and we have worked hand in hand to
customize training scenarios when needed. We look forward to
continuing our business relationship with them in the longer term."

About International Flight Training Centre (IFTC)

IFTC was established in 2007 as the training arm of the Gozen
Group. Based in Istanbul, Turkey IFTC is a fully approved Type Rating
Training Organization (TRTO) specializing in providing flight crew
training services for A320 and B737-NG. High quality training courses
are delivered by an experienced team of instructors and examiners and
can be tailored to meet specific aircraft or operational requirements
for all operators in the region. The Gozen Group, founded back in
1979 by Mekin Gozen and Mete Bozyigit, has been operating as
Supervision & Representation Company, in accordance with the
regulation of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
supplying ground services to more than 85 companies in the field of
epresentation, fuel, supervision, brokerage and security. The company
is fully licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Turkey and all
relevant government authorities. The headquarters are located in
Istanbul with offices at every major international airport through
Turkey - Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum and Izmir.

About Pegasus Airlines

Pegasus Airlines was established in 1990 as a joint venture
between Aer Lingus, Silkar Yatirim and Net Holding, with its head
office located in Istanbul. It was taken over by ESAS Holding in late
2005. This gave the airline a great growth momentum. Since its first
commercial flight in May 1990, the airline has grown from a fleet of
two aircraft, to a fleet of 20, which includes the very latest new
generation Boeing 737/800s and A-320s. In 17 successful years,
Pegasus Airlines has become a leading scheduled airline in Turkey.
With a fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800, 2 Boeing 737-400, 3 Boeing 737-500
and 5 A-320s (Operated by Izair, its sister company), the airline
operates domestic and international scheduled flights, from Turkey to
99 destinations in 17 countries.

ots Originaltext: Mechtronix Systems Inc.
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Contact:
IFTC Istanbul: Capt. Cengiz Arbac, General Manager, +90-212-463-0900,
c.arbac(at)iftc.aero; Pegasus Airlines: Ozlem Ersoylu Mutluer,
Marketing Manager, +90-212-697-7777 ext 2608,
ozlem.mutluer(at)flypgs.com