Turkish Airlines fuel cost datas during 2013 and ways to reduce the cost

1. TURKISH
AIRLINES
FUEL COST& WAYS TO REDUCE IT
PLT219A- Airline Management
Seren Yuce-seren.yuce@ozu.edu.tr

2. TURKISH AIRLINES FUEL
COST DURING 2013
Total Fuel Cost 2013: 6,5 Million TL = 2,9 Million USD
Total Cost 2013: 17,6 Million TL = 7,8 Million USD
Fuel cost % Share = Fuel Cost / Total Cost
= (2,9 million USD / 7,8 Million USD) x 100 = 37,2%

3. FUEL COST DURING
2013
total cost
apart from
fuel cost
63%
fuel cost
37%

4. 3 WAYS TO REDUCE
FUEL COST
1- Loading and balancing processes create an optimal center
of gravity for every aircraft.
2- Good flight planning is optimized to reduce fuel burn.
3- Weight reduction
-Removing unnecessary cabin equipment.
-Replacing cargo liners and containers with lighter-weight
materials
-Replacing catering carts with newer models made with
lighter materials

5. Total Fuel Cost 2013: 6,5 Million TL = 2,9 Million USD
1% (Total Fuel cost) = 1% (2,9 Million USD) = 29 Million USD

6. RESOURCES
http://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/
ThyInvestorRelations/download/finansal/
2013_12_Months_Financial_Report.pdf
http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/07/airline-industry-continues-
find-ways-reduce-weight-fuel-emissions/