THY Director General elected chairman of executive board of Association of European Airlines.
BRUSSELS
The annual general assembly meeting of the Association of European Airlines took place in Brussels.
Speaking to AA correspondent, Kotil said that the decision that was made at the annual meeting meant that European airlines appreciated progress by Turkey in the aviation sector in the recent years.
“We will carry Turkey’s success in the aviation sector to Europe,” he said regarding his goal during his term.
Kotil said that he would exert efforts for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in European countries and other issues.
Kotil was born in Rize in 1959. He graduated from Aeronautical Engineering Department at Istanbul Technical University in 1983. In 1986, he completed his first master’s degree in the United States from the Aircraft Engineering Department of Michigan University, his second master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1987, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1991. Kotil served as Assistant Associate Professor and Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University at the Faculty of Aircraft and Space Sciences. At the same department, he served as Assistant Department Head and Associate Dean. In 2003, he began his carrier with Turkish Airlines as Vice President of the Technical Department. In 2005, he was appointed General Manager of Turkish Airlines, and in 2006, he was elected a member of the IATA Boards of Directors. In 2010, Kotil was appointed as a Board Member of the Association of European Airlines. Kotil is married and has four children.
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