Airline Expands Simulator Fleet to Five Devices

HAVELSAN, the Ankara, Türkiye-headquartered flight simulator manufacturer, will deliver two more Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulators to Turkish Airlines, expanding cooperation between the two organizations that began in 2018.

Once delivered, Turkish Airlines will operate five HAVELSAN-manufactured Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulators under its Vision 2033 strategy. The airline currently operates two HAVELSAN B737 MAX simulators, with a third recently passing EASA certification.

Since 2023, HAVELSAN and Turkish Airlines have also operated a joint flight training center in Ankara, providing additional simulator capacity and supporting the development of Türkiye's domestic pilot training infrastructure.

The additional devices will form part of HAVELSAN's STARLINE full flight simulator portfolio and will be supported through the manufacturer's engineering, maintenance and after-sales capabilities.

The order comes as HAVELSAN prepares to expand its simulator manufacturing capacity. In March 2026, the company broke ground on a new 17,000-square-meter Simulator Production and Integration Facility in Ankara, scheduled to enter service in 2027. The facility will enable HAVELSAN to produce more than 30 simulators annually and support simultaneous development and integration of up to 16 devices.

Combined with its existing Ankara infrastructure, HAVELSAN will have capacity for up to 40 commercial and military simulators at different stages of development, production and integration.

The expansion reinforces the role of domestic simulator manufacturing within Türkiye's aviation sector as Turkish Airlines continues its fleet growth.