Now we all see, read and hear the stories about Onur. They make it on page one quite frequently. So far nothing catastrophic happend and I really hope it stays like this.
What really concerns me is that we only hear about more serious things and not about the countless incidents they have.
They have been banned for a reason in 2005 but still seem to continue to work according their very own way of doing things.
And yes - I could tell you some scarry stories 'cause I've been there too and I'm glad I left after a fairly short time.
Just have a look at their number of 'misshaps' in the past 5 years.
Tailstrikes, overruns, an almost landing with the gear up etc. - this is scarry!
I blame the senior management for putting imense pressure (commercial nature) on their mechanics (to sign off airplanes) and to their crews (to accept and fly airplanes that should not be in the sky).
Lack of training in all departments is another factor contributing to their situation.
Their safety manager must be a fairly busy person to read, file and act on all these ASR's.
The CAA was under pressure as well after the 2005 ban and closed that other fishy outfit Flyair
and I bet they're watching Onur very closely.
Onur is still the largest (as if size matters) private carrier in Turkey but they have to get their priorities in the correct order.
Would I fly with them ?
