(ANSA) – ROME, NOV 18 – Atr “confirms leadership in the regional aviation market” and highlights “a strong growth potential”, underlines the joint venture between Leonardo and Airbus, which announces new orders from Dubai Airshow (giving for the first time evidence of the 29 new orders from the beginning of the year) and presents a new series of engines. It is a confirmation of the signs of recovery for the aerostructures sector for civil aviation, with a direct positive impact for the plants of Leonardo’s aerostructures division which indirectly suffered from the strong impact of the Covid crisis on airlines.
With the launch of the new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT engine, Atr confirmed – underlines a note – “the strategy of offering customers the best value proposition by improving the operating economy and sustainability through access to the latest innovations as soon as they are available. . Air Corsica, the launch customer of this new engine series, will benefit from a 20% reduction in maintenance costs and a 3% reduction in fuel consumption. “
“Toki Air will become the first Japanese airline to operate ATR 42-600S”. While, in detail, the new orders since the beginning of the year concern 6 Atr 72-600 for Sky Express, 3 for Tarom, 4 for Binter Canarias, 5 for Air Corsica, 3 for Afrijet, another 5 for an undisclosed customer. An Atr 42-600 was then ordered from Japan Air Commuter, and two more from an undisclosed customer.
The ATR consortium, a 50/50 joint venture between Leonardo and Airbus, is today the world’s leading manufacturer of turboprop aircraft for regional connections. Leonardo manufactures the entire fuselage, fully equipped (at the Pomigliano D’Arco plant), and the vertical and horizontal tail fins in composite material (at the Foggia plant) for all ATR aircraft. (HANDLE).
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