ATW Photo Gallery-Inside Turkish Airlines' HABOM MRO facility

March 10, 2015
A SunExpress Boeing 737-800 undergoes MRO work to get ready for a busy summer 2015 season. Up to 10 narrowbody aircraft can fit in this hangar. ATW Photo: Kurt Hofmann
Seats also need maintenance. Here is the complete seat arrangement for the SunExpress 737-800. ATW Photo: Kurt Hofmann
About 25% of Turkish Technic's business is third-party work for other airlines. Here an Air Arabia A320 and AnadoluJet 737-700 undergo MRO work. ATW Photo: Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines' competitor Pegasus Airlines also uses the services of Turkish Technic. ATW Photo: Kurt Hofmann
Two Turkish maintenance workers check the emergency exit doors on a Boeing 737-700. Currently 5,500 employees work at this facility. ATW Photo: Kurt Hofmann
An Uzbekistan Boeing 767 freighter waits in front of the narrowbody hangar. ATW Photo: Kurt Hofmann
Many aircraft, from operators facing financial problems, are parked in front of the MRO hangar. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
The widebody hangar at Sabiha Gökçen has a three-bay facility. Here, a former SpiceJet Boeing 737 awaits re-delivery service. This aircraft is expected to be returned to the lessor. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
A Turkish Airlines A330-200 in the widebody hangar facility. When the third new airport opens in Istanbul, a 40-bay hangar is planned when the airport reaches its final phase. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 in the widebody hangar. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
A Brussels Airlines A320 prepares for a new paint job in the paint shop hangar. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
A Brussels Airlines A320 gets a fresh paint job. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
The huge paint hangar can also handle Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft. ATW By Kurt Hofmann
Changing an aircraft tire is hard work. ATW By Kurt Hofmann

Turkish Airlines opened a new MRO facility, HABOM, at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport July 1, 2014. HABOM represents an investment of about $550 million by Turkish Airlines subsidiary Turkish Technic. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann takes you inside the state-of-the-art facility.