ISSN 2667-8624 VOLUME 1 - ISSUE 4 - YEAR 2020 VOLUME 1 - YEAR 2020 - ISSUE 4 contents ISSN 2667-8624 Publisher & Editor in Chief Managing Editor Ayşe Akalın Cem Akalın [email protected] cem.akalin@aviationturkey. com International Relations & Advertisement Director Administrative Şebnem Akalın Coordinator sebnem.akalin@ Yeşim Bilginoğlu Yörük aviationturkey.com y.bilginoglu@ aviationturkey.com Chief Advisor to Editorial Board Editors Can Erel / Aeronautical Muhammed Yılmaz/ Engineer Aeronautical Engineer Translation İbrahim Sünnetçi Tanyel Akman Şebnem Akalin Saffet Uyanık 18 Proof Reading & Editing Mona Melleberg Yükseltürk Photographer Sinan Niyazi Kutsal Graphic Design Mehmet Gülsemin Bolat İmtiyaz Sahibi Nane: “We Görkem Elmas Hatice Ayşe Evers will Look Advisory Board Basım Yeri Aslıhan Aydemir Demir Ofis Kırtasiye Towards Serdar Çora Perpa Ticaret Merkezi B Blok 8 Renan Gökyay Kat:8 No:936 Şişli / İstanbul a Brighter Lale Selamoğlu Kaplan Tel: +90 212 222 26 36 Assoc. 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Systems Provide Convenience and Additional Capabilities in Terms of Use, Maintenance and 26 Operation The cover page is credit by Luiz Alberto Cortes Silva - Beto Barata, Photographer contents 68 “Launch and Development of Air Ambulance Services in 60 Turkey” Modern Day Watchmen 34 Drones Scout 76 Is the for Natural Chartered Aviation Disasters & Flight İndustry Outbreaks Champion on the Tailwind Edge of Collapse? 55 100 UTIKAD Shooting Analysis: Tips and COVID-19 Techniques Impact in Aviation on the Photography Logistics Sector FROM EDITOR How Will COVID-19 Impact Aviation and How Will It Recover? The impact of the urgent financial action • loans, loan guarantees COVID-19 pandemic has should be taken by or direct support to caused an unprecedented governments to assist maintain financial state of uncertainty for all the aviation industry liquidity across the business circles as well as to protect jobs, ensure aviation ecosystem aviation which has been essential operations, and According to latest the hardest hit. Executives plan for recovery. economic impact analysis and officials are struggling The most comprehensive released by the ICAO, to understand the new scenario-based analyses the latest estimates situation with new on how to survive, sustain indicate that the possible challenges. essential operations and COVID-19 impact on The industry is united preserve jobs have been scheduled international with governments around conducted by ICAO, passenger traffic for the the world in efforts to IATA, ACI and all related full year 2020, compared stop the spread of the international organizations to Baseline (business as virus, and, in the face and associations of usual, originally-planned), of massive government aviation.They have would be: imposed travel restrictions, respectively published best -V-shaped path (Scenario the industry is doing all it & worst-case scenarios 1: a first sign of recovery can to maintain air cargo about the future of the in late May) – Overall operations that are vital global aviation sector from reduction ranging from to supporting global the outset of the outbreak. 38% to 55% of seats supply chains, including Recently Airports Council offered by airlines – medical shipments that International (ACI) World Overall reduction of 861 are critical in the fight and the International Air to 1,292 million passengers against COVID-19. Transport Association – Approx. USD 151 to 228 The economic impact (IATA) came together to billion potential loss of of the measures taken call for governments to gross operating revenue on all involved in the quickly grant financial of airlines global air transport relief to assist airport -U-shaped path (Scenario industry has been operators and airlines 2: bottom out and pick up air travel, and economic severe. With passenger during the COVID-19 in third quarter or later) – conditions, etc. demand plummeting to crisis and to support the Overall reduction ranging unprecedented levels, essential connectivity the The European Commission from 48% to 71% of revenues are falling beyond industry will provide for is currently developing a seats offered by airlines – the ability to mitigate this economic recovery. set of rules for the safe Overall reduction of 1,108 drastic decline, even with reopening of air travel ACI and IATA are calling for to 1,524 million passengers the most extreme cost- in the context of the urgent balanced support – Approx. USD 194 to 269 cutting measures. Airports COVID-19 crisis. These to the industry via: billion potential loss of and airlines continue to guidelines and protective gross operating revenue face a financial liquidity • taxation relief, including measures should be of airlines. The impact crisis. Moreover the current alleviation of payroll published mid-May depends on the duration state of the global air taxes, corporate taxes, 2020 according to the and the magnitude of the transport industry risks concession fees or other European Commissioner outbreak and containment the loss of millions of jobs. government income from for Transport, Ms. Adina measures, the degree of the industry Valean. The proposed It is obvious that and consumer confidence for 4 FROM EDITOR rules should ensure a safe, intensive schedules that has given everyone our business lives and we timely and workable return with monthly travel and an opportunity to think can face the future with to normal operations meetings are now working and ask themselves these renewed purpose and the for all airspace users in remotely and perhaps questions: who am I, what full force of our energy... Europe. pondering their life, while am I doing, what do I want Enjoy the issue.. breathing deeply from a from life, what do I love I personally believe window or balcony of their and what is really a waste that the whole world is home during quaratine. of precious time. I hope to facing many of the same What did humanbeings calm down in this process Ayşe Akalın challenges and it is as miss while being focused and reflect upon my life. Editor in Chief if the pause button was on a fast paced life, the I also hope that many of pressed and the world thrill of goals, contracts, us will take time to look as we knew it came to a competition, ambition at our lives from a new sudden hault. Business of success, making more and different perspective people who could not money? It is as if an as our personal lives catch a breath from environment was created inevitably extend into 5 TEAM Şebnem Akalın Can Erel International Saffet Uyanık Chief Advisor to Relations & Editor Editorial Board Advertisement Director Ayşe Akalın Publisher & Editor in Chief 6 TEAM Yeşim Bilginoğlu Cem Akalın İbrahim Sünnetçi Editor Yörük Managing Editor Administrative Coordinator 7 Turkey’s International Cooperation, Expertise and Forward Vision in Aviation 8 INTERVIEW In this exclusive Aviation in the Ministry of and I’ve served as an is a discipline and service Turkey interview, Suat Transport. I served as a executive in top levels of industry developed in the Hayri Aka, the Permanent Deputy Undersecretary management during the last 150 years. A branch Representative of Turkish between 2006 and 2016 last 13 years. This is a long developed in many Republic of Turkey to and as Undersecretary career in transportation. aspects being inspired the International Civil of the Ministry since I became familiar with by maritime rules and Aviation Organization 2016. While I was Aviation in 2006 after I procedures in areas discusses how Turkey’s Deputy Undersecretary, was appointed as Deputy such as law, technique, active participation in I was responsible Undersecretary. Although operation, security and international cooperation for the aviation and I had some hesitation safety. Life, Property is building national maritime sectors and at the outset, I had the and Environment safety visibility with a target our Ministry's Foreign chance to learn and and security constitute to become a member of Relations and EU affairs, accommodate myself to the core of the basic the Council and Aviation and related departments. aviation rather quickly rules considered as the Navigation Commission. When I became an thanks to the operational constitution of both The next Council Undersecretary, my and technical similarities branches. members will be elected responsibilities also in the Maritime and I can say that being a in 2022 in the elections included matters such Aviation sectors. licenced Ocean Going at the General Assembly as the construction and Maritime is a much older Master is one of the and preparations are regulation of Highways discipline than aviation; factors supporting this underway engaging and Railways, as well it has a history of more rapid adaptation. the ICAO community as Communication and than two thousand as well as Turkey to join Information Technologies As one of the decision years, whereas aviation back with Council and Satellites. makers on behalf of membership. Aviation Turkey: Mr. Aviation Turkey: Aka, you have had an Mr. Suat Hayri Aka, important professional you have assumed the Maritime career. In role of the Permanent addition, you assumed Representative of the responsibilities in the Republic of Turkey to field of Aviation and the International Civil Air Transportation in Aviation Organization the past as well. What (ICAO) and we wish would you like to say you success in your about this? new position. Could you Suat Hayri Aka: Yes, I please briefly introduce yourself to our readers? assumed various roles in various branches of Suat Hayri Aka: Thank maritime, both during my you.