ATR News – Page 2 – Welcome to www.planesintheair.com

First Ever Purpose-Built Regional Freighter Takes Flight

WIL BALDWIN September 16, 2020

- The ATR 72-600F will provide cargo operators with advantages of the latest generation market-leading regional turboprop ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer, today announces the successful first flight of its new purpose-built…

Korean Regional Carrier Hi Air Purchases Two ATR 72 Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Airline doubles its fleet as domestic operations continue to grow ATR today announces the sale of two ATR 72-500 aircraft from its asset management portfolio to Hi Air. With this purchase, the South Korean start-up,…

Aerospace Aerospace news airline airline news Airplane News ATR News Aviation news Business News Consumer News Coronavirus Covid-19 Economic News European News Finance News Global Politics International News News transport Transportation Transportation News travel Travel news

Finnair Boosts Reliability of Regional Fleet with ATR Global Maintenance Agreement

WIL BALDWIN May 27, 2020

ATR and one of its long-standing customers, the Finnish airline Finnair, signed a 10-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). Through this package, Finnair and Nordic Regional Airlines (NoRRA) – who operates Finnair’s regional ATR traffic –…

ATR Releases 2019 Results

WIL BALDWIN May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

ATR performed well in 2019. We received 79 orders and delivered 68 aircraft for a book-to-bill of more than one. The turnover for the year was $1.6 billion and was boosted by a strong performance…

Competition Heats Up In The Turboprop Market

WIL BALDWIN February 14, 2020

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Competition is cranking up in the world of turboprops. For years turboprops were an ignored corner of the aircraft industry, accounting for about 120 aircraft a year compared with the more than…

ATR Delivers First Ever Green Financed Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN December 21, 2019

First of five new 72-600 orders by Braathens Regional Airlines ATR, world number one regional aircraft manufacturer, today delivered the first ever green financed aircraft to Swedish regional airline Braathens Regional Airlines, BRA. The aircraft…

Hokkaido Air Company Takes Delivery of 1st ATR 42-600

WIL BALDWIN December 18, 2019

Japanese regional operator starts fleet replacement with eco-responsible turboprop aircraft World number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR today delivered the first of two ATR 42-600 aircraft to Hokkaido Air System Co., Ltd (HAC), a JAL…

ATSB Australia Investigating Separation Incident at Albury Airport

WIL BALDWIN December 8, 2019

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says it is investigating a separation issue involving a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 turboprop and Piper PA-28 light aircraft at Albury Airport. The incident occurred on October 19 2019…

Tunisair Express Receives First ATR 72-600

WIL BALDWIN November 19, 2019

Airline prioritises passenger experience and connectivity with fleet upgrade Toulouse, 19 November, 2019 – World number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, just delivered the first of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to Tunisair Express. The Tunisian airline…

ATR appoints Eric Segura as SVP Procurement & Supply Chain

WIL BALDWIN October 31, 2019

Toulouse, 29 October 2019 – Eric Segura, 55, has been nominated SVP Procurement and Supply Chain of ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer. Starting 1 November 2019, Eric will be reporting to the CEO,…