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About Turkmenistan Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines is a full-service airline based in Turkmenistan. In timetables it appears as T5; in flight plans as TUA. Aircraft types in the fleet include the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 737-700/BBJ1 and 4 other types. Its main hub: Ashgabat (ASB).
Its cadet route is the Sponsored 4-year pilot training at Turk Hava Kurumu University. The programme lists Turk Hava Kurumu University (Ankara, Turkey) as its partner. As of 11 October 2026, the programme was listed as closed to new applications. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The five phases
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Entrance examinationsPractise this phase
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Initial interview with airline managementPractise this phase
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University interview and examinationPractise this phase
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Medical examination in Ankara
Turkmenistan Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- T5 / TUA1
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Hubs
- Ashgabat (ASB)1
- Fleet
- Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 737-700/BBJ1, Bombardier Global Express, Bombardier CRJ-700, Airbus A330-200/P2F, Ilyushin Il-761
- Cadet programme
- Sponsored 4-year pilot training at Turk Hava Kurumu University (closed as of 11 Oct 2026)3
- 1Wikipedia: Turkmenistan Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Turkmenistan Airlines home · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Turkmenistan Airlines announces selection of candidates for 4-year pilot training at Turk Hava Kurumu University · accessed 11 Oct 2026
