ATR 72 News

Danish leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital announced today at the Paris Air Show a firm order for 30 ATR 72-600s and five ATR 42-500s, plus options for an additional 55 ATR -600 Series turboprops.

European short-haul aircraft maker ATR Tuesday said it had received a $2.1 billion order for 90 planes from Danish leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital, its biggest customer.

The United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways has signed a preliminary agreement with the Serbian government over a possible equity investment in the Balkan country's loss-making JAT Airways.

Regional airline LIAT Limited has started its fleet upgrade with the first new ATR 72-600 aircraft just delivered.

BUDDING hybrid airline Malindo Air is targeting a five to eight per cent share of the domestic market by year-end.

Executives of Nok Airlines, the financial adviser and underwriters jointly announce the final offering price of Bt26 per share for the carrier Low-cost carrier Nok Air projects revenue to continue growing by at least 20 per cent annually over the next three years after it is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on June 20. The company said the ... (more)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 -- Firefly will introduce a weekly scheduled service between Johor Baharu and Pekanbaru in Indonesia from Aug 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014.

These are some of the puppies that will be travelling on FedEx Saturday from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to a shelter in Nova Scotia.

LSE: AVAP 4 June 2013 AVATION PLC Acquisition of ATR72 and Airbus A321 Aircraft Avation PLC , the commercial passenger aircraft leasing company announces the acquisition of an additional new ATR 72-600 series aircraft to its fleet.

A SkyWest Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-600 on behalf of Virgin Australia Regional, registration VH-FVR performing flight XR-1661 from Brisbane,QL to Moranbah,QL , was on approach to Moranbah when the crew initiated a descent to remain clear of cloud however received a number of GPWS alerts.

Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council released their final report in Chinese without a formal conclusion but numerous findings spanning multiple pages.

A Flybe Nordic Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500, registration OH-ATH performing flight BE-2229 from Helsinki to Turku with 28 passengers and 4 crew, was descending towards Turku when the crew reported the left hand engine needed to be shut down.