World Design Rankings 2013

Each December, world design rankings (WDR) releases a list that positions countries according to the number of international juried design competitions and awards they have won over the last twelve-month period. Organized by the A’ design award & competition, the WDR aims to provide data and insights to economists and journalists regarding the art, architecture, and design industries and bring to light the annual contributions made to global design culture through advocation.

2013 saw 69 countries evaluated, with Puerto Rico and Iceland among them, debuting for the first time under a new section called ‘design business insights’ that scores countries based on their success in diverse design fields and categories, broken down into three additional tables (strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities) for each nation.

The US is topping the table. Check the map and guess the runner-up ;) To read more and view the full list, please follow this link...

Widen Your World + Kobe vs Messi

Turkish Airlines has launched a new global communication campaign. There are two videos about this new concept; Widen Your World. I liked the first output of this new communication; 'Kobe vs. Messi - The selfie shootout' commercial.



I also suggest you have a look at Turkish Airlines' Widen Your World site and watch the video there.

Türk Hava Yolları'nın Sao Paulo uçuşları ve yeni ikram konsepti...

Kokpit.aero'da yayımlanan THY'nın Sao Paulo uçuşları ve yeni ikram konsepti hakkındaki yeni yazım / My recent article (in Turkish) about Sao Paulo flights and new catering concept of Turkish Airlines.

>>> THY'nin yeni kram konseptini Borga Dinçler test etti!

Edit 2020: Kokpit.aero sitesi bir süredir yayında olmadığından yazının Havayolu 101 sitesinde yayımlanan haline linki ekliyorum: THY'nin Yeni İkram Konsepti Test Edildi

2013 yılında başlayan bu ikram konsepti bazı değişikliklerle 2020 yılına kadar devam etti. 2016 yılında Güney Afrika'ya ve 2019 yılında San Fransisco'ya yaptığım uzun uçuşlarda hem Economy hem de Business ikramı deneyimleme şansım oldu. THY'nin rakiplerinden ayrıştığı ve yolcuların çok memnun olduğu bir konseptti. 

Ancak COVID-19 nedeniyle şu günlerde tamamen farklı bir uygulama mevcut. 2 saate kadar olan uçuşlarda tabiri caizse su bile yok. Daha uzun uçuşlarda ise eskiden iç haftlarda uygulanan snack box (atıştırmalık + kutu içecek) uygulaması var. 

Havacılığın ve ikramların eski günlerine dönmesini bekliyoruz...

World Routes Awards 2013 Winners announced

Here is the list of bests of our industry;

Over 50m Passengers

• Singapore Changi Airport Group - Winner 
• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol – Highly Commended 
• Dubai International Airport – Highly Commended 
• Soekarno-Hatta International Airport 
• Suvarnabhumi International Airport 

Between 20-50m Passengers

• Copenhagen Airport - Winner 
• Incheon International Airport – Highly Commended 
• Munich Airport – Highly Commended 
• Kunming Wujiaba International Airport 
• Sheremetyevo International Airport 
• Vienna International Airport Between 

4-20m Passengers

• San Diego International Airport - Winner 
• Auckland Airport – Highly Commended 
• Brussels Airport – Highly Commended 
• Athens International Airport 
• Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport 

Under 4m Passengers 

• Darwin International Airport - Winner 
• Kilimanjaro International Airport – Highly Commended 
• Shannon Airport – Highly Commended 
• Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport 
• Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) 

Destination

• Tourism Australia - Winner 
• Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau – Highly Commended 
• Turismo de Tenerife – Highly Commended 
• Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism 
• Seychelles Tourism Board 

Overall Winner 

• Tourism Australia

This is the first time that a tourism authority has taken the top spot in the World Routes Awards

World Routes 2013

Last year we organized World Routes in Abu Dhabi, and that was a fantastic experience for all of us. You may read my related post here; World Routes 2012 Abu Dhabi.

This year around 300 airlines, 750 airports, and over 100 destinations are currently heading to Las Vegas for World Routes, the 19thWorld Route Development Forum, to discuss the future of air services across the globe in more than 8,000 pre-arranged face-to-face meetings and three high-profile conferences.

The world’s most important commercial aviation event of its kind will take place on 5-8 October 2013, co-hosted by Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.

Visit the World Routes 2013 page to follow event and read the latest news...

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Hürkuş took off

Defence Turkey - Turkish Primary and Basic Trainer Aircraft Hürkuş took off



A nice detail: Registration of the aircraft is TC-VCH, in memory of Vecihi Hürkuş