Caribbean regional LIAT takes delivery of first ATR 72-600

Credit: Liat

Despite the troubles of flag carrier Liat Airlines, which was liquidated citing the economic impacts of COVID-19 this summer before being relaunched, Antigua and Barbuda are still expected to generate the highest MRO spend of the Caribbean islands over the next decade. Aviation Week forecast data projects $127.3 million from 2021 to 2030.
Caribbean regional carrier Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) has taken delivery of its first new ATR 72-600, leased from the GE Capital Aviation Services. The aircraft is the first of eight ATRs—comprising four 68-seat ATR 72-600s and four 48-seat ATR 42-600s—to be introduced into LIAT's fleet as...
Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.