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He had been successfully running Turkey&#8217;s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), since 2005.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Under Kotil\u2019s term as THY\u2019s CEO, the airliner\u2019s destinations rose from 102 to 282; the number of passengers from 12 million a year to 61 million; and its fleet from 73 aircraft to 299. THY became the world\u2019s 10<sup>th<\/sup> largest carrier compared to 40<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ali Genc, a former advisor to Kotil at THY says that the new TAI chief &#8220;has a passion about developing an entirely Turkish aircraft.&#8221;<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">That passion is in line with the Turkish government\u2019s ambition to develop the TFX, an indigenous fighter jet, and the TRJ-328 and TRJ-628, Dornier-based aircraft Turkey wants to develop into regional jets with both civilian and military use.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">TAI\u2019s other development programs, other than being a partner in the U.S.-led multinational Joint Strike Fighter program, include unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters and basic trainer aircraft, including an armed and an armed and unmanned version.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Kotil\u2019s appointment as TAI\u2019s chief executive officer was endorsed at the company\u2019s board meeting Oct. 20, TAI sources said.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Kotil, an aviation professional, served as Assistant Associate Professor and Associate Professor in Istanbul Technical University\u2019s (ITU) Faculty of Aircraft and Space Sciences, in 2003. He started his career in Turkish Airlines as Assistant Technical General Director. Kotil served as Deputy General Manager at Turkish Technic, THY\u2019s maintenance subsidiary.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">He founded and managed the Aviation and Advanced Composite Laboratories of ITU. 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