IndiGo selects the ATR 72-600
ATR announced today it has a deal with IndiGo for 50 ATR72-600s. The deal allows the airline to reduce that number if necessary. The first delivery should be before year end. IndiGo is in a rapid growth spurt. It has…
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Chorus Aviation and the ATR order
Chorus Aviation today announced it acquired six ATR 72-600s with attached leases from Aviation PLC. Three of these aircraft are currently on lease to U.K. carrier, Flybe, and three to Virgin Australia Airlines. Commenting on the planned purchase, Chorus Aviation…
ATR denies signing the contract with Iran Air: We are “still working”
ATR denies signing the contract with Iran Air to provide twenty aircraft. The news was reported yesterday by the Iranian news agency and later reported by Reuters. The Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer, a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo, has now…
Russia’s aviation industry gets a haircut
[UPDATED] One of the primary reasons the Russia state decided to merge its various aerospace companies was to ensure they did not spread national resources too thin. After the fall of the Soviet Union, money became real and budgets became…