ATR’s Successful Turboprops

Thierry Dubois October 26, 2018
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ATR claims a 37% market share in regional aviation.

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ATR was formed with a sales goal of 400 aircraft. The 1,800th will be delivered this year.

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In 2017, 155 new routes were opened with ATR aircraft.

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The numerous upgrades hardly mask a less rosy lack of decision for the long term.

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This year, sales for the smaller ATR 42 have been faster than for its longer sibling.

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A factor in ATR sales has been fuel efficiency—a claimed 50% better than for same-size jets from other manufacturers.

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ATR is testing the market for a short-takeoff-and-landing version of the ATR 42.

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A recent acceleration in sales has been driven by orders from the Asia-Pacific region.

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Airworthiness directives were published in 1996, 2014 and 2016 about rear hinge pins in the main landing gear.

ATR traces its roots back to the early 1980s and has far exceeded its original sales expectations. It is now upgrading the ATR 42 and ATR 72 with improved systems and enhancing their performance. A clean-sheet design replacement, however, seems unlikely in the medium term. And with the strongest outlook in the regional aircraft market, the turboprops may be expected to account for a major influx of work for MRO providers over the coming years—if not decades.

Read more about ATR’s product evolutions: ATR To Keep Upgrading Regional Turboprops 

Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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