ATR 72

By Helen Massy-Beresford
FLY91 orders 40 ATR 72-600s, marking the largest ATR order by a regional airline globally, as it plans rapid fleet expansion to boost India’s connectivity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Kepplair Evolution has begun flight tests of its first ATR 72, which it plans to use as a prototype for its Forest Keeper derivative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air Moana seeks $19.7 million to expand its fleet and operations as it transitions to ATR 72-600 XTs and reduces reliance on operating leases.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois, Sean Broderick
The crew took off despite predicted icing conditions and the airframe deicing system’s malfunction, the report found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Brazil's CENIPA says the Voepass ATR 72-500 crash in 2024 was due to systemic safety failures, reckless behavior and maintenance lapses, with 62 lives lost in severe icing conditions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Could ATR's EVO, the launch of which ATR delayed in 2025, provide an opening for the potential rebirth of Pratt & Whitney Canada's Next Generation Regional Turboprop?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Positive Aviation advances its ATR 72 amphibian project with the first float delivery, aiming to rival Canadair for aerial firefighting in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
ATR is market testing a forward passenger door and a three-class cabin configuration for the ATR 72-600 along with some U.S.-specific compliance modifications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Regional airframer ATR is completing its preparations for this year’s Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The jamming of pitch control on an Air Tahiti-operated ATR 72 has yet to be explained, despite in-depth examination and post-incident testing, France's BEA says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Cebgo takes over AirSwift operations, retiring the brand while maintaining existing Philippine regional routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
ATR has delivered its first aircraft featuring its premium HighLine cabin product to Malaysia's Berjaya Air.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
New entrants aim to expand capacity and reshape a market long dominated by Canadian and U.S. platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has named Damien Proust SVP of engineering and head of design organization, the Toulouse-based company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Kepplair Evolution preps ATR 72 firefighting prototype, offering lower costs and multi-role flexibility as Europe builds its aerial firefighting fleet.
Emerging Technologies

By William Moore
With IATA DG Willie Walsh set to lead IndiGo in August, Carbon Analysis looks at the LCC's efficiency tracked against its passenger operations average since 2019.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
Sum Air has ordered four ATR 72-600 regional turboprops from ATR and signed purchase rights for four additional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Building on its recent order for 18 Embraer E195-E2s, Finnair has signed letters of intent to lease two E190-E1s and two ATR 72-600s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Avation deal is notable, because ATR has long identified Asia as its largest market for replacement and growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A major airline expansion for Equatorial Guinea is being considered, though it remains uncertain whether the existing national airline will be the beneficiary.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Dublin-based lessor Abelo is leasing two new ATR 72-600s to Ethiopian Airlines Group for operations by its partner airline Air Congo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
French air accident bureau BEA has released its final report on the tailstrike of an Air Calédonie-operated ATR 72-200 at Ouvéa-Ouloup Airport in December 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Finnair plans to add more Embraer E190s to the fleet operated by its Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) unit.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Victoria Moores
ATR wants to address pain points related to main landing gear maintenance on its ATR 42 and ATR 72 fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 turboprop sustained airframe damage after being struck by first-person-view drones at Myitkyina Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation