Turkmenistan Airlines resumes European operations supported by Lufthansa Consulting / EASA reauthorizes Turkmenistan's flag carrier as Third Country Operator

Ashgabat/Frankfurt (ots) - As a result of the joint project with
Lufthansa Consulting since February this year, Turkmenistan Airlines
(TUA) has confirmed compliance with technical requirements related to
air operations of Third Country Operators in the EU (Part-TCO). After
the on-site audit by EASA in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan at the end of
September, the European Safety Agency reauthorized the airline as
Third Country Operator (TCO) on 11 October 2019.

The carrier has been committed to raising its performance and took
immediate action following the difficulties in satisfying relevant
requirements in context with the EU Safety Authorizations for foreign
air operators - EASA TCO at the beginning of this year. The project
started with an assessment of the situation and the development of
the recovery plan. In the course of the assignment experts of
Lufthansa Consulting and a dedicated team from Turkmenistan Airlines
specialized in quality, safety, flight operations and maintenance
worked together on both the management system changes and the
practical implementation. The team from Turkmenistan Airlines,
supported by the management, demonstrated high flexibility during the
implementation and commitment to change. They went the extra mile to
achieve the goals.

During the project, Turkmenistan Airlines regularly presented
progress reports on the improvement in safety standards to the EASA
TCO team which finally lead to TUA's formal request for the mandatory
on-site assessment by EASA.

"Together with our client Turkmenistan Airlines we are delighted
and proud of jointly having achieved this great success to
reauthorize the airline as Third Country Operator," states Lufthansa
Consulting's Managing Director Dr. Andreas Jahnke. "There are certain
tasks to be done by the operator to ensure sustainable implementation
of the measures and Lufthansa Consulting is looking forward to
continuing the fruitful cooperation."

Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan with
headquarters in the country's capital Ashgabat. The airline operates
domestic and international passenger and cargo services mainly from
its hub at Ashgabat International Airport. The airline transports
more than 5,000 passengers daily within the country and nearly three
million passengers annually on the international and domestic routes
together. The fleet consists of modern Western aircraft (such as
Boeing 737, 757, 777) and a cargo fleet of IL 76.

Contacts:
Turkmenistan Airlines
Nurly Esenov
Phone: +993 65 56 29 03
Fax: +993 12 23 52 04
nurly.esenov@turkmenistanairlines.tm
www.turkmenistanairlines.tm

Lufthansa Consulting GmbH
Marlene Hollwurtel
Phone: +49 151 589 40 538
Marlene.Hollwurtel@LHConsulting.com
www.LHConsulting.com

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