Zeki Yılmazabdurrahmanoğlu

Chief Executive Officer

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Experience

  • CEO at SkyZer
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    Skyzer Aviation Inc. is a dynamic and innovative company in the aviation sector, dedicated to delivering high-quality services tailored to the evolving needs of the global air transport industry. With a vision to become a leading and reliable brand in both domestic and international markets, Skyzer Aviation continues to grow by prioritizing safety, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction. Skyzer Aviation’s core areas of expertise is line maintenance .The company provides comprehensive line maintenance services for a wide range of aircraft, ensuring quick turnaround times and maximum aircraft availability. With highly trained and certified maintenance personnel, Skyzer Aviation offers 24/7 support for daily checks, troubleshooting, defect rectification, and transit checks—all in full compliance with international aviation regulations and safety standards.

  • BE AERO (3 yrs 3 mos)
    • CEO
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Deputy Chief Executive Officer
      May 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

      I am pleased to introduce BE AERO ,ex MNG JET , a company for the heavy and line maintenance provider for private jets and airliners which is located in ISTANBUL ,TURKEY. BE AERO is comprised of a team of highly skilled engineers dedicated for providing heavy and line maintenance to Airbus 320Fam Ceos,B737NGs, Challenger CL601/604/605/650,850 Challenger CL300/350 ,CRJ200s, Global 5000/6000/Express, Hawker 700/750/800/800XP/850XP/900XP, Embraer EMB-135/145 ,Legacy 600/650 in Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Our goal is to become a trusted and reliable partner for our clients, bringing a heightened level of professionalism to the industry. I invite you to take a moment to review our website for more information on the services we offer at BE-AERO (https://www.be-aero.com/).

  • Turkish Technic (15 yrs)
    • Fleet Asset Manager
      Jun 2018 - Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Manage the entire aircraft transactions of Turkish Airlines fleet which include deliveries of new and used aircrafts and redeliveries of the aircrafts in accordance with lease contracts. Member of the contract negotiation team with the leasing companies from contract buildup to Lease terms. Manage the CAMO (Continous Airworthiness Management Organisation) of Turkish Airlines Technic of which includes the airworthiness review ,maintenance programs built up and follow-ups , engineering support etc. for the listed aircrafts in CAME.

    • Base Maintenance Manager(Wide Body Aircrafts)
      Mar 2015 - May 2018 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Manage the team for the preliminary design process of SAW airport wide body aircraft, paint hangars, airframe shops (composites, structures, component shops and avionics) with the contracted design company. Manage the supply process(building technical specification documents, tender management, production inspection, commissioning) of wide body hangar GSE, docking systems, tool and equipment including specific tools for aircraft types, hangar equipment such as pits, tele-platforms, cranes, hangar doors etc. Member of the quality assurance team at Turkish Technic to get approvals of EASA, FAA and Turkish DGCA for Turkish Technic SAW airport wide body aircraft and paint facilities. Manage base maintenance activities of wide body aircrafts of Turkish Airlines fleet and third party airlines in SAW airport. Being a member of redelivery project team for redeliveries of Turkish Airlines fleet of wide body aircrafts mostly focused on managing the physical structural, mechanical surveys, buy-back inspections and documentation build ups. Join Part145 quality inspections in base maintenance especially regular audits carried out by international Civil Aviation Authorities such as EASA, FAA etc. Manage the team for preliminary design process for the Istanbul New Airport MRO facility project of Turkish Technic with the contracted design companies. Key Achievements; Having airframe rating approval for EASA, FAA, Turkish DGCA of Turkish Technic SAW airport facilities wide body, paint hangars and shops. Completed around 100+, Heavy / Delivery / Re-delivery projects for Turkish Airlines and third party airlines. Increased the base maintenance available slots to three wide body aircrafts at the same time by having a 200K Man-hour burn rate per year.

    • Base Maintenance Manager(Narrow Body Aircrafts)
      Oct 2013 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Member of the transition team of Turkish Technic for expansion of SAW airport facilities which focus on predesign meetings with the design company for accurate architectural design, building technical specification documents, tender management, production inspection and commissioning of constructions ,GSE, docking systems, tools and equipment. Member of the quality assurance team for MOE and Maintenance Procedure update for SAW expansion of Turkish Technic and getting approvals of EASA, FAA and Turkish DGCA for narrow body aircrafts and shops facilities. Member of the ERP transition team on behalf of base maintenance directorate which led Turkish Technic ERP system involved in to the TRAX MRO software. Manage heavy base maintenance activities of narrow body aircrafts of Turkish Airlines fleet and third party airlines in SAW airport. Key Achievements; Having airframe rating approval for EASA, FAA, Turkish DGCA of Turkish Technic SAW airport facilities narrow body hangars and shops. Completed around 100+, Heavy / Delivery / Re-delivery projects for Turkish Airlines and third party airlines. Increased the base maintenance available slots to four narrow body aircrafts at the same time.

  • Öğretim Görevlisi at Okan Üniversitesi
    Sep 2013 - Apr 2023 · 9 yrs 8 mos

  • Öğretim görevlisi at İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi
    Sep 2013 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos