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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, in his statement at the AI ​​In The Sky event, stated that they use domestic and national software and devices in flight operations and said, “With our first domestic and national Interactive Radar Analysis and Data Screen (İRADE), we have established a system that collects current meteorological data, ATIS information, notams, AIP and radar images of the airport on a single screen and presents them to the user. Again, we have established the first domestic and national Civil Surveillance Radar at Gaziantep Airport. We plan to start using it in December.”

The Multi-Purpose Radar Screen (ÇARE) system allows air traffic controllers to effectively manage air traffic and maintain traffic safety at the highest level.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu attended the AI ​​In The Sky event, which discussed the transformative impact of artificial intelligence and big data on the aviation sector.

Minister Uraloğlu, in his statement at the organization that brings together international authorities in the field of aviation, said, “Our country has an advantageous and magnificent location in the centre of 67 countries where 1.5 billion people live and have a gross national product of 51.2 trillion dollars with a flight time of 4 hours. With the awareness that the fastest, safest and most comfortable way of transportation is air transportation; we have made very large investments in the field of aviation in order to maximize the potential of this advantageous location of our country.”

Noting that they acted with the goal of “no point in the world that we cannot reach” under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Uraloğlu said, “We have transformed our country into one of the countries with the widest flight network in the world. Today, we reach 58 domestic destinations and 347 different destinations in 131 countries internationally by air. Next month, we will start new flights with Turkish Airlines on the Istanbul-Sao Paolo-Santiago and Istanbul-Kuala Lumpur-Sydney routes and increase our number of international flights to 349 destinations by the end of this year. We anticipate that our passenger numbers will exceed 236 million by the end of this year and 250 million by 2025. We have built 32 new airports in the last 22 years. Easier said than done, one airport every 1.5 years. ”

Uraloğlu, who explained that the aviation sector is the most important actor of globalization, said, “We all know very well that aviation, more than being a mode of transportation, plays an important role in the economic and cultural development of countries and is a bridge that crosses borders. In an age where technology is rapidly developing, this sector is constantly transforming and competition is increasing in parallel. Having young, modern and efficient aircraft fleets is one of the most important factors that allows airlines to take a step forward in competition.”

Uraloğlu stated that innovative solutions should be continuously produced for permanent competition and said, “As in every area of ​​our lives, we have to evaluate artificial intelligence and big data technologies in aviation. In fact, the sector where digital technologies are most applied and their use is constantly increasing has been the aviation sector. The first automatic baggage sorting systems emerged in the 1990s, and since the early 2000s, e-tickets have replaced paper tickets, while boarding passes have been moved to the mobile environment. Real-time baggage tracking has begun to be implemented.”

Uraloğlu, who stated that the developments in the field of artificial intelligence have deeply affected the aviation sector, said, “One of the biggest changes that artificial intelligence has brought to aviation is autonomous flight systems, which have reduced pilot errors to a minimum. All companies in the aviation sector can reduce their operating costs and general expenses with artificial intelligence-supported systems. There are many companies working on this. In other words, there is actually nothing artificial about artificial intelligence. We see that it has very concrete, successful and positive contributions.”

Uraloğlu explained that thanks to artificial intelligence, aircraft maintenance processes will be optimized and possible malfunctions will be detected in advance, and said , “With big data analysis, air traffic management will be made more efficient and accidents will be prevented. Again, passenger behaviour will be analyzed with big data analysis, and more personalized services will be offered. Thanks to artificial intelligence-supported maintenance systems, the life of the aircraft will be extended and maintenance costs will be reduced. One of the most important points is that thanks to artificial intelligence and big data, air traffic management will be made more environmentally friendly, emissions will be reduced and a sustainable aviation sector will be built. In this context, I believe that artificial intelligence and big data technologies are a major turning point for our aviation sector.”

Stating that artificial intelligence technologies are in every aspect of life, Uraloğlu said, “ We always say that the most important thing we care about in terms of cyber security is locality and nationality from software to device production. Today, we ensure the cyber security of our country with our artificial intelligence applications named Avcı, Azad, Kasırga, Atmaca and Kule, which we have developed completely locally and nationally. Similarly, I would like to proudly underline that we use our software and devices, which we have developed locally and nationally, in the flight operations we carry out through our General Directorate of State Airports .”

Uraloğlu, who stated that they established a system that collects the current meteorological data, ATIS information, notams, AIP and radar images of the airport on a single screen with the Interactive Radar Analysis and Data Screen (İRADE) and presents them to the user, said, “We started a new era in the field of aviation by starting to use the İRADE software at our Istanbul Atatürk and Çukurova airports. Thanks to our first domestic and national air traffic imaging software, we have cleared the way for the next domestic technology products by getting rid of external dependency in this field. We will start using it at Dalaman Airport in the coming days. Again, we installed Turkey’s first domestic and national civil surveillance radar, MGR, developed by Turkish engineers, at Gaziantep Airport. We plan to activate it and start using it in December.”

Minister Uraloğlu also made statements about the Multi-Purpose Radar Display (ÇARE) system, which was developed with completely domestic and national resources in the field of air traffic management, and said, “ It allows air traffic controllers to effectively manage air traffic by displaying real-time flight data on the map and to maintain traffic safety at the highest level. The ÇARE system, which is in service at more than 40 airports in our country, has also gone beyond our country’s borders and started service in Azerbaijan last year. FOD Detection Radar (FODRAD), Bird Detection Radar (KUSRAD), Flight Information System (FIDS), AIS Portal Application, Flight Tracking Application, Predictive Cyber ​​Attack Prevention System, Geographically Based Digital Information Platform Software, Digital Atis System or Electronic Flight Strip (EFS) application. In short, we have made great progress in making the technologies used in flight operations in our country domestic and national and we continue to take innovative steps .”

Uraloğlu noted that they have also created a new civil aviation model focused on digitalization in Turkey’s civil aviation field, and said, “This model, which we call the Corporate Transformation Model (KDM) in short, does not only provide safety and efficiency; it also enables a sustainable transformation in the sector through an infrastructure supported by advanced technologies. It offers all the digital infrastructure that an aviation authority may need by combining it with artificial intelligence and big data. In this system, which was developed in accordance with ICAO regulations, training is based on a transparent, traceable and independent measurement mechanism. Thus, both the quality of training increases and a much more effective learning environment is provided for the participants.”

Minister Uraloğlu noted that the new aviation model also provides proactive and dynamic business process management that minimizes human error, and continued his words as follows:

“Big data infrastructure enables the early detection of potential risks with real-time analysis. One of the most concrete examples of digitalization and data integration is our OLS/CNS software. This software accelerates the preparation of Obstacle Restriction Surfaces and Building Restriction Area maps to ensure safety around the airport and provides highly accurate results. Integration with the Digital Terrain and Surface Model ensures that all potential obstacles on the terrain are automatically reflected on the maps and improves these processes, which are extremely sensitive in terms of safety, with a digital approach. Moreover, since this software was developed on an open-source platform according to the requirements of aviation authorities, it can be customized according to user needs. Again, the UAV Tracking and Traffic Management System offers another example of data-driven decision-making in air traffic. It accelerates autonomous commercial transportation and drone usage processes and maximizes operational efficiency. Thanks to dynamic drone bans, intercity autonomous UAV flights and the ability to monitor flight records in real-time, security is provided at the highest level.”