An ATR-42 of Dutch Antilles Express lands at St. Maarten in 2006. Photo: Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. - OPShots.net
ATR today celebrated the delivery of its 1,000th turboprop.
The aircraft, MSN999 (MSN1000 has already been delivered) goes to Air Nostrum. It is the airline’s second ATR 72-600; the first was delivered last week. The formal change of ownership is actually not planned until early next week (the first five of ten Air Nostrum -600s on firm order are being leased from Nordic Aviation Capital).
(Photo: ATR)
The first ATR turboprop flew in 1984, with the first delivery occurring on December 3, 1985. “This European joint venture is a good investment for France and Italy,” says Filippo Bagnato, ATR’s CEO.
