Pehlivan, 59, had been working for Turkish Airlines since 2009. His last routine health check was performed on March 8, 2024, and no health issues were detected that would have prevented him from ...
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport following the mid-air death of its captaining pilot. The pilot, identified as 59-year-old Ilcehin Pehlivan ...
A Turkish Airlines plane landed safely at JFK Airport Wednesday after the captaining pilot lost consciousness and died aboard the flight, according to the airline. Flight 8JK, operating from ...
the co-pilot was rerouted to JFK, where the Airbus A320 safely landed, the airline said in a statement. Turkish Airlines also confirmed that Pehlivan died before the plane touched ground.