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Produced
1988–present
Number built
1,800 as of 23 October 2023[1]
Developed from
ATR 42
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (French: Avions de transport régional or Italian: Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now part of Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.). The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's typical standard seating capacity of 72 passengers.
During the 1980s, French aerospace company Aérospatiale and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia merged their work on a new generation of regional aircraft. A new jointly owned company, ATR, was established to develop, manufacture, and market their first airliner, which was later designated as the ATR 42. On 16 August 1984, the first model of the series, designated as the ATR 42-300, performed the type's maiden flight. During the mid-1980s, the ATR 72 was developed as a stretched variant of the ATR 42. On 27 October 1989, Finnish airline Finnair became the first airline to operate the type in revenue service. The ATR 72 has also been used as a corporate transport, cargo aircraft, and maritime patrol aircraft.
To date, all of the ATR series have been completed at the company's final assembly line in Toulouse, France; ATR benefits from sharing resources and technology with Airbus SE, which has continued to hold a 50% interest in the company. Successive models of the ATR 72 have been developed. Typical updates have included new avionics, such as a glass cockpit, and the adoption of newer engine versions to deliver enhanced performance, such as increased efficiency and reliability and reductions in operating costs. The aircraft shares a high degree of commonality with the smaller ATR 42, which remains in production as of January 2023.
^"ATR delivers 1,000th ATR 72, best-selling regional aircraft in production today Tuesday" (Press release). ATR. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
The ATR72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (French: Avions...
The ATR72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (Aerei da...
avionics, a glass cockpit, and newer engine versions. The ATR 42 is the basis for the stretched ATR72, introduced in October 1989. During the 1960s and 1970s...
On 15 January 2023, an ATR72, the aircraft being operated on the route, stalled and crashed while landing at Pokhara. All 72 people on board died on...
Princesa, Caticlan, Panglao, Siargao, and Cebu using its fleet of three ATR72-500s. Sunlight Air was established on July 22, 2019, as a chartered airline...
second ATR72-500 converted freighter aircraft in December 2020. On September 26, 2016, flight DG6577, from Cebu to Tacloban, utilizing an ATR72-500, was...
million. The deal involved an order for 15 ATR72-500 aircraft with a further 15 options for ATR's new ATR72-600 aircraft. The new aircraft replaced the...
International Airport in Mopa, North Goa district, with a fleet of three ATR-72 aircraft, to tier-2 and 3 cities of India. It was founded in January 2023...
domestic and short-haul international flights. The airline also operates ATR72 and Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircraft on domestic services. As of March 2024[update]...
A320neo aircraft to IndiGo. In May 2017, IndiGo tentatively signed for 50 ATR72-600 for the UDAN regional connectivity scheme, to be delivered from the...
started its commercial operation with two ATR72-600 and later on January 18, Air Astra received another ATR72-600 aircraft. The airline had planned to...
domestic flights from seven base airports using a fleet of Airbus A320, ATR 42 and ATR72 aircraft. The airline appealed to middle class travellers with low...
Gandaki River in Pokhara, Nepal. All 72 people aboard were killed. The crash is the deadliest involving the ATR72. February 6 – 2023 Coulson Aviation...
Indiana, to Chicago, Illinois, United States. On October 31, 1994, the ATR72 performing this route flew into severe icing conditions, lost control and...
the ATR 42. Therefore, the crew did not detect that the aircraft was running low on fuel. The turboprop suffered fuel exhaustion and the ATR72 ditched...
its Airbus aircraft, while only economy class is available on-board the ATR72. It replaced national airline Royal Air Cambodge, which ceased operations...
was damaged beyond repair. 12 July 2019 – Yeti Airlines Flight 422: An ATR72-500 (registration 9N-AMM) en route from Nepalgunj Airport to Tribhuvan International...
Airlines) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 7 ATR72-500s with options for 3 additional aircraft to expand its services in the...
agreed in 2019 to lease 9 ATR72-600 aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital in order to replace existing ATR 42-500 and ATR72-500 aircraft. In 2021, the...
flights resumed after a 30-year absence from the market. In 1991, the first ATR72 aircraft joined the airline.[citation needed] Upon launching international...
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