A visit with ATR
ATR, the European turboprop maker, is touring the United States and Canada with an ATR72-600. This is their top of the line model. The aircraft is powered by P&WC PW127 engines. A revised version of that engine is now in…
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ATR is coming to the US – again
ATR, the world’s largest maker of commercial turboprops, is trying to reenter the North American market. This past week the company has been showing off its latest iteration, the ATR72-600 in Canada. This is part of a two week sales…
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India opening to more turboprops?
India has long been a promising market for commercial aviation. Limitations have come from infrastructure (too few airports) and an interfering government. Another source of difficulty for India’s hard-pressed airlines has been fuel prices. Airlines face a myriad of…
The 90-seat turboprop is here
Industry talk about the need for a 90-seat turboprop is well known. Both of the principal OEMs, ATR and Bombardier, have not rushed to develop something new. As we have heard both OEMs say at ISTAT – the business case…