FedEx Express orders 30 ATR 72-600F freighters
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, has announced it has completed a purchase agreement with ATR that will begin to modernize the company’s fleet of feeder aircraft. Under the agreement,...
View ArticleIndiGo takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600
IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, on November 17, 2017 took delivery of its first ATR 72-600. The airline and ATR announced earlier this year an agreement for the acquisition of 50 ATR...
View ArticleATR delivers first ATR 72-600 to Maldivian
ATR and Maldives’ national airline Maldivian, today announce the delivery of the carrier’s first ATR 72-600, as part of a firm deal for two ATR 72-600 and one ATR 42-600. The latest generation...
View ArticleYeti Airlines ATR 72-500 crashes on approach to Pokhara, bodies being recovered
Yeti Airlines flight YT961 from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal on January 15 with ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) registered as 9N-ANC, crashed on approach for landing at Pokhara. 72 passengers and crewmembers...
View ArticleMandarin Airlines expands fleet with 6 ATR 72-600
Mandarin Airlines, the regional subsidiary of Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines, and the world’s number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, today announced the signature of a firm order for six...
View ArticleBerjaya Air signs for 2 ATR 72-600 with premium cabin interior
Berjaya Air has signed an agreement for two ATR 72-600s. Both aircraft will be in an “All-Business Class” configuration, which is part of the new ATR HighLine premium collection of cabin interiors....
View ArticleUS-Bangla Airlines signs Global Maintenance Agreement with ATR
US-Bangla Airlines and ATR, today announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) to further optimize the airline’s maintenance costs and boost the reliability of its fleet of eight...
View ArticleAir Bagan suspends operations, vows to return in October
Air Bagan (Yangon) suspended all operations on August 16. The company is vowing to reorganize and return in October with additional aircraft. The company has been struggling since an ATR 72-500 with...
View ArticleFlybe welcomes the first ATR 72-600 to be operated for SAS in Sweden
Flybe (Exeter) is introducing an ATR 72-600 series aircraft into its fleet. The pictured G-FEXB (msn 1277) named “Eindride Viking” has been delivered to Flybe from the leasing company Avation. The ATR...
View ArticleBinter Canarias takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600
Binter Canarias (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain) took delivery on September 16 in Toulouse of the first of 12 70-seat ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and...
View ArticleAirlines PNG rebrands as PNG Air with the first ATR 72-600
Airlines PNG (Port Moresby) is rebranding as PNG Air with the delivery of the first new ATR 72-600. The company is replacing its older de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8 fleet with the new ATRs and...
View ArticlePNG Air orders five additional ATR 72-600s
PNG Air on November 7, 2016 announced a $134 million (US) contract for the firm purchase of five ATR 72-600s. The deal represents the conversion into firm orders of five options from a previous deal....
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