Using the Multi Criteria Decision Making Methods in Aircraft Selection Problems and an Application

This study focuses on the choice of aircraft, which is one of the rarely studied topics in the literature. The aim of the work is to determine the most suitable aircraft for airline companies with different flight networks and different flight different destination. The aim of the study is to determine the most suitable aircraft type among aircraft type alternatives, based on the criteria determined by the opinions of industry experts. In the study, it was aimed to determine the most suitable alternative among the four aircraft types which are hava most demand by airline companies by using the TOPSIS method. Findings of the study show that the most suitable type of aircraft according to the TOPSIS method is B737-800