The Protocol concerning the Activities for the Certificate of Airworthiness was signed in a ceremony at the Vecihi Hürkuş Hall of the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries with the participation of representatives from the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM) and STM. 

Deputy Undersecretary of the SSM Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi stated that as part of the second stage of the regional aircraft project, the design and production of a second type aircraft through national resources was envisioned and said, “Thus we will be considered as a country taking a great leap in the aerospace area”.