B&H Airlines to be liquidated
B&H Airlines (Sarajevo) will be liquidated. The flag carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended schedule passenger operations on June 11. The federal government has decided to liquidate the...
View ArticleThe new Canadian North and First Air codeshare agreement starts on July 27
Canadian North Inc. (Yellowknife) and First Air (Ottawa) announced in May they had reached an agreement to codeshare on selected flights operated by both airlines in the far north region of Canada....
View ArticleHawaiian to acquire three ATR 72 freighters to operate under the ‘Ohana by...
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., parent of Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu), today announced plans to acquire three ATR 72 turboprop aircraft in an all-cargo configuration to expand its interisland shipping...
View ArticleMyanmar National Airlines takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600
Myanmar National Airlines (formerly Myanma Airways) (Yangon) took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 (ATR 72-212A XY-AJY, msn 1267) on August 3. The airline, which currently operates a fleet of three...
View ArticleAmakusa Airlines introduces the first ATR 42-600 to Japan
Amakusa Airlines-AMX (Amakusa, Kunamoto Prefecture, Japan) has taken delivery in Toulouse of a 48-seat ATR 42-600 (JA01AM, msn 1202), the first of the type to start operations in Japan. For almost...
View ArticleTrigana Air Service ATR 42-300 with 54 people on board is missing in Indonesia
Trigana Air Service (Jakarta) flight TGN 267 with 49 passengers and five crew members on board and operating between Jayapura to Oksibil in Papua, eastern Indonesia has gone missing today (August 16)....
View ArticleAir Bagan suspends operations, vows to return in October
Air Bagan (Yangon) suspended all operations on August 16. The company is vowing to reorganize and return in October with additional aircraft. The company has been struggling since an ATR 72-500 with...
View ArticleFlybe welcomes the first ATR 72-600 to be operated for SAS in Sweden
Flybe (Exeter) is introducing an ATR 72-600 series aircraft into its fleet. The pictured G-FEXB (msn 1277) named “Eindride Viking” has been delivered to Flybe from the leasing company Avation. The ATR...
View ArticleBinter Canarias takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600
Binter Canarias (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain) took delivery on September 16 in Toulouse of the first of 12 70-seat ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and...
View ArticleATR receives EASA certification for its combi version of the ATR 72-600
ATR (Toulouse) has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600. The new cabin configuration of the aircraft allows combining...
View ArticleAirlines PNG rebrands as PNG Air with the first ATR 72-600
Airlines PNG (Port Moresby) is rebranding as PNG Air with the delivery of the first new ATR 72-600. The company is replacing its older de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8 fleet with the new ATRs and...
View ArticlePNG Air orders five additional ATR 72-600s
PNG Air on November 7, 2016 announced a $134 million (US) contract for the firm purchase of five ATR 72-600s. The deal represents the conversion into firm orders of five options from a previous deal....
View ArticleMandarin Airlines orders six ATR 72-600s
ATR and Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines, a regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s flag carrier China Airlines, has signed a contract for the purchase of six ATR 72-600s, valued at some $160 million (US). With the...
View ArticleFAT introduces its first ATR 72-600
FAT – Far Eastern AIr Transport (Taipei-Songshan) has officially introduced its first ATR 72-600 (ATR 72-212A) (B-28068, msn 1110, ex Jettime OY-JZA) at a hangar event at Songshan Airport. FAT is...
View ArticleSilver Airways announces its fleet plans, new leadership and possible...
Silver Airways (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) has announced several strategic developments that will enable its continued growth. Upgraded Fleet Silver announced a historic agreement by signing a letter...
View ArticleEastern Airways adds its first ATR 72-600
Eastern Airways on September 27, 2017 introduced a new 72-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft to its fleet, the first of its kind to operate in the regional airline’s network. The modern aircraft will operate on...
View ArticleFedEx Express orders 30 ATR 72-600F freighters
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, has announced it has completed a purchase agreement with ATR that will begin to modernize the company’s fleet of feeder aircraft. Under the agreement,...
View ArticleIndiGo takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600
IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, on November 17, 2017 took delivery of its first ATR 72-600. The airline and ATR announced earlier this year an agreement for the acquisition of 50 ATR...
View ArticleMandarin Airlines receives its first ATR 72-600
ATR on November 24, 2017 delivered the first of the nine ATR 72-600s to Mandarin Airlines. The ATR 72-600 will bring the regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s flag carrier China Airlines the highest...
View ArticleNAC orders 15 additional ATR aircraft for Silver Airways
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is pleased to confirm that it has placed a firm order with ATR for 15 additional -600 series aircraft. The aircraft order, which marks NAC’s fourth with ATR since 2011,...
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