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ATR book orders for 42 aircraft in first half 2010, 72 including options

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News, Commercial 

July 21, 2010

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On the occasion of a press conference held today at the Farnborough Air Show, Filippo Bagnato, ATR Chief Executive Officer, announced orders for 42 new aircraft (72 including options) in the first semester of the year.

2010 FIRST SEMESTER ORDERS:

Lao Airlines (Laos): 2 ATR 72-500s

Golden Air (Sweden): 2 ATR 72-500s

Syrian Airlines: 2 ATR 72-500s

Undisclosed orders:

20 ATR 72-600s (+ 20 options)

10 ATR 72-600s (+ 10 options)

6 ATR 72-500s

Commenting on the first semester orders, Bagnato stated: “While consolidating our presence worldwide by getting the renewal of confidence from our existing customers, we are continuing to expand our client portfolio with new operators. Our wide array of operators are seeing the benefits from the superior performance and low operating costs of our aircraft and the advantages of our strong support network around the world. Today, we have already 155 operators in more than 80 countries”.

ATR has delivered 26 new aircraft in the first half of the year.

“Both positive results in terms of orders and deliveries underline the good health of ATR”, stated Bagnato.

ATR’s backlog at June 30 is 152 aircraft, which represents more than two years of production.

He underlined also recent figures of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showing some positive signs of recovery in the aviation industry: passenger traffic grew 11.7% from May 2009 to May 2010, being today 1% above pre-recession levels.

Bagnato also highlighted the evolution of turboprops in regional market forecasts: “Ten years ago, turboprop represented only 15% of the deliveries in 20-year

forecasts for regional aircraft. Today, turboprops represent 40%. We know that the reasons of the turboprop success are here for the long term. Our aim is to continuously propose a product optimally matching the needs of the regional carriers.”

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