ATR
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Olympic Air Takes Delivery of Brand New ATR 72-600, Continuing Its Fleet Modernization
The big 2 aircraft manufacturers, 3 if you include Embraer in the mix, take all the headlined, however, ATR is key player in the industry with its nearing STOL capable turboprop aircraft. ATR planes are the backbone to many small airfield operations. That is also the case at Olympic Air, an Aegean subsidiary operating short…
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ATR’s Latest Order: A Small Cargo Plane For Fedex’s Operations
Fedex is, simply put, a massive operation. The American courier operates one of the largest all cargo aircraft fleets in the world. You might automatically associate that type of operation with large high-capacity aircraft, however, among its fleet are also some extremely small planes. Surprisingly FedEx also operates a fleet of ATR planes and has…
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Air New Zealand Receives Its First of Two ATR-72 for 2025 – With High Speed Internet Coming Soon
Air New Zealand is a very interesting airline for an aviation enthusiast like me to analyze. The Kiwi national carrier operates some of the shortest routes on the planet alongside some of the longest. For those on the shorter end of the spectrum it relies on turboprop aircraft quite heavily. One new addition to this…
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Major Upgrade for The Turboprop ATR 72 Lineup – EASA Starlink Certification
There is, justifiably, a huge hype around inflight high speed connectivity. It seems to have been the hot topic for airlines in late 2024 and it still seems to be so in early 2025. Along with carriers aircraft manufacturers also have to take steps to remain part of the game and remain attractive to airlines…
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ATR Abandons Its ATR42-600S STOL Variant Development
The aviation market is changing rapidly. Supply chain issues, conflicts and infrastructure developments are redefining what the global industry looks like and how it operates. This not only has an influence over the way we travel but also on what specifications airlines give manufacturers to build the planes we travel on. ATR, although in a…