Emre Eroktem

Overview

Mr. Eroktem obtained a BEng (Hons) in Air Transport Engineering in 1996 and an MSc in Engineering (specialisation in Mechanical Engineering) in 1998, both from City, University of London. His thesis topic for the BEng was “Review of Progress Towards Joint Aviation Regulations (JARs)” and for the MSc, “Review of Airline Safety”.

Mr. Eroktem joined the Engineering Department at Turkish Airlines in 1998 as a Hydromechanical Systems Engineer (flight controls, hydraulics and landing gears) and, in 2006, became a Senior Engineer.

In the same year, after the reorganisation of the Turkish Airlines maintenance division as a wholly-owned subsidiary called Turkish Technic, Mr. Eroktem assumed the role of Chief Engineer in charge of aircraft systems as part of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) at the parent company Turkish Airlines.

Mr. Eroktem has taken part in and led working groups covering diverse areas such as aircraft technical inspections for delivery/re-delivery, fleet planning and sustainability while in his latter role at Turkish Airlines.

While at Turkish Airlines, Mr. Eroktem carried out part-time teaching as a Visiting Lecturer at the Air Business Academy in Toulouse, France and Ozyegin University in Istanbul, Turkey. The topics covered included fleet and aircraft configuration management.

In 2019, he joined City, University of London, initially as a Visiting Lecturer and, from 2020 as a full time Senior Lecturer. He is currently the Programme Director of the MSc Aviation Management Programmes.

Qualifications

• Fellow (FHEA), Advance HE, October 2022
• PGCert in Academic Practice, City, University of London, United Kingdom, January 2021 - October 2022
• Associate Fellow (AFHEA), Advance HE, May 2021 - October 2022
• 787 General Familiarisation, Boeing (United States), United States, February 2019
• Presentation Techniques, Turkish Aviation Academy, July 2017
• IR Part M, Subpart I for Airworthiness Review Staff, Joint Aviation Authorities, January 2013
• B737-900ER PATS Auxiliary Fuel System Familiarisation, Aloft Aeroarchitects, December 2011
• Customisation & Standardisation, Air Business Academy, September 2011
• Aviation Goes Green, Air Business Academy, December 2010
• 777 ETOPS Orientation Training, Boeing (United States), March 2009
• IR Part M Subpart G for Operators and CAMOs, Joint Aviation Authorities, February 2008
• Wheel and Brake Maintenance Familiarisation, Honeywell (United States), United States, February 2004
• Airline Planning Seminar, Boeing (United States), United States, October 2003
• MSc in Engineering (specialisation in Mechanical Engineering), City, University London, United Kingdom, September 1996 - March 1998
• BEng (Hons) in Air Transport Engineering, City, University London, United Kingdom, September 1993 - July 1996
• Experimental Mechanics of Flight, Cranfield University, United Kingdom, September 1995

Employment

• Programme Director, Engineering Systems, City, University of London, United Kingdom, January 2026 - present
• Programme Director, Aviation Management, City, University London, United Kingdom, January 2020 - present
• Senior Lecturer, City, University London, United Kingdom, January 2020 - present
• Senior Lecturer, City, University London, United Kingdom, January 2020 - present
• Aircraft Systems Chief Engineer, Turkish Airlines, Turkey, August 2006 - January 2020
• Hydromechanical Systems Senior Engineer, Turkish Technic, Turkey, March - August 2006
• Hydromechanical Systems Engineer, Turkish Airlines, Turkey, July 1998 - March 2006

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review) and Turkish (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review)