ATR has begun testing a procedure that could improve take-off performance by up to 20% and lead to new sales to niche regional carriers seeking de Havilland Dash 7 replacements. Vice-president ...

Canadian passenger and cargo carrier Rise Air has taken its first ATR 72-600, becoming the latest-generation turboprop’s launch customer in the country. Indigenous-owned Rise Air signed for three new ...

Less glamourous than the part of the aviation industry that deals in jets, regional transport by means of turboprop aircraft continues to be the lifeline of our world. And in this segment, there is no ...

Regional turboprop developer ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) have announced a long-awaited upgrade plan for the ATR 42/72 based on an extensively improved derivative of the PW127 engine family ...

French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR has secured the largest African order with a purchase of 16 ATR 72-600 regional turboprop planes by Air Algérie. This deal also includes the delivery of an ATR ...

ATR makes popular turboprop regional airliners that fly less popular routes. The aircraft maker offers two major models, the ATR 42 and ATR 72, and they compete against other aircraft like the CRJ 700 ...

FedEx will operate the world’s first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft to undergo conversion from passenger to freighter configuration after signing a purchase agreement last week. Dublin-based ACIA Aero ...

ATR delivered an ATR 42-500 to Air Caledonie as part of a contract signed in September for one ATR 42-500 and two ATR 72-500s. The contract was valued at $50 million (U.S.). The new aircraft will ...