ATR (aircraft manufacturer)

"ATR" redirects here. For other uses, see ATR (disambiguation).

An ATR 42 of the Welsh airline Air Wales

File:Coast.air.atr42.jpg An ATR 42 of the Norwegian airline Coast Air

An ATR 72 of the Irish Airline Aer Arann

The Italian-French based aircraft manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) was formed in 1981, from the consortium formed by Aérospatiale of France (now EADS) and Aeritalia ( now Alenia Aeronautica), of Italy companies.

The first of two ATR 42 prototypes made its maiden flight on 16 August 1984, French and Italian approval (certification) followed in September 1985 and the first revenue earning flight was in December of 1985.

The ATR 72 was announced at the 1985 Paris Air Show and launched in January of 1986. This aircraft has more powerful engines, greater fuel capacity and increased dimensions compared with the ATR 42.

In April 2000 ATR delivered its 600th ATR, an ATR 72-500 to Air Dolomiti. Customer airlines include LOT Polish Airlines, Thai Airways International, CSA Czech Airlines, Air New Zealand, Olympic Airlines, Alitalia, TAROM, JAT Airways,etc.

The consortium has currently 570 employees. The CEO is Filippo Bagnato.

ATR planes

• ATR 42 first flight August 1984
  • ATR 42-300
  • ATR 42-320
  • ATR 42-500
• ATR 72 first flight January 1986
  • ATR 72-200
  • ATR 72-210
  • ATR 72-500

Military Operators

• Gabon.