ATR 72

Thai cargo startup Pattaya Airways announced Aug. 8 that it had attained its air operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.

A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 en route to São Paulo went down northwest of the city center; local reports said all 61 people on the aircraft were killed.

The Papeete-based airline signed an order for four ATR 72-600s along with an eight-year maintenance agreement.

Air Tahiti exemplifies the market ATR has been pursuing against otherwise slow demand in the 50-70-seat class of turboprops.

ACIA Aero Leasing’s first ATR 72-600 freighter with a large cargo door will soon undergo conversion.

New Israeli carrier airHaifa expects to take delivery of its first new ATR 72-600 after the Farnborough airshow.

Monaco-based Blueberry Aviation has delivered four ATR72-600s to ACIA Aero Leasing.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR is planning some announcements during the Farnborough Airshow, where two ATR 72-600s will be on display.

Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.

ATR’s record aftermarket results have grown thanks in part to a variety of new services products.

Regional aircraft OEM ATR has received an order for 10 ATR 72-600 turboprops from Avation, a lessor based in Singapore, for deliveries between 2025-28.

Thai cargo startup Pattaya Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a converted ATR 72-500F turboprop freighter.

Delays in the delivery of new aircraft are preventing Air Serbia from announcing its network expansion, the airline’s CEO says.

The Brazilian carrier has outsourced ATR 72-600 and Embraer E1 redelivery checks outside of South America.

The new regional carrier signed an agreement with the engine OEM covering PW127M engines powering its ATR 72-600s.

Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR is increasingly seeing decommissioned ATR 72s and ATR 42s as a source of spare parts.

The huge potential of the aviation market in India means it could have the largest fleet of ATR turboprops of any country, an ATR senior executive says.

After a challenging 2022, ATR last year saw improving demand and production rates, the company reported on Feb 15.

Lagos-based LCC Green Africa Airways has recorded its first operating profit and is now looking to double its fleet from three to six ATR 72s.

Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.

Greek regional airline Sky Express is preparing to add an eighth ATR 72-600 over the next few months, as part of wider fleet renewal plans for 2024.

Air Corsica, the launch customer for the PW127XT-powered version of the ATR 72-600, has been operating it for one year.

Connectivity for far-flung overseas French destinations is a major focus for the country’s smaller airlines.

An investigative report says human error, high workload and erroneous engine feathering led to the January 2023 Yeti Airlines accident in Nepal.

Dutch startup is the latest to move away from all-electric propulsion and toward a larger hybrid design that it hopes will better meet market requirements.