ATR News

Engineers, mechanics, pilots... the recruitment crisis is hitting everyone

MAINTENANCE / MRO | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Sept 20^th 2018 |

It's a fact that cannot be denied: a lack of pilots is starting to hit airlines and will only get worse over the next few years. The two major commercial aircraft manu...

Nomination

Stefano Bortoli appointed CEO of ATR

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Sept 20^th 2018 |

ATR, with the unanimous support of its shareholders Airbus and Leonardo, has appointed Stefano Bortoli, currently President of the ATR Board and Senior Vice President Strategy, Marketing Development and Sales of Leona...

Nomination

ATR appoints Maggie Bergsma as Head of Communications and Corporate Branding

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Fri, Jul 13^th 2018 |

Toulouse, 13 July, 2018 – ATR announces the appointment of Maggie Bergsma as Head of Communications and Corporate Branding for ATR. Maggie joins ATR from Airbus ...

MRO contracts in regional aviation

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 25^th 2018 |

While MRO Americas 2018 was taking place from 10th to 12th April in Orlando (Florida), several maintenance contracts were announced for regional aviation. In particular, these announcements came from the manufacturers...

ATR is reinforcing its portfolio of services

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 1^st 2018 |

Aircraft sales aren't the only source of income for ATR. Christian Scherer, CEO of the Franco-Italian manufacturer was only too happy to remind everyone of this during ATR's annual press briefing in Toulouse. Like o...

Nomination

Frédéric Torrea becomes Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of ATR

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 25^th 2018 |

Frédéric Torrea, 53, has been appointed Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of ATR. In addition to his duties as General Counsel of ATR (since 2009) and Chief Comp...

ATR makes its comeback to the US

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Jan 24^th 2018 |

ATR and NAC sign a deal for 15 ATR -600s to be operated by Florida-based carrier Silver AirwaysATR announces its first deal of 2018 which sees the introduction of the ATR -600 series in the US, to be operated by Silve...

ATR 72-600 Flight Simulator in Paris Receives EASA Certification

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Dec 7^th 2017 |

ATR, the world’s leading turboprop manufacturer, has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new ATR 72-600 Full Flight Si...

ATR 72-500 gets certification to operate in Canada

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Nov 29^th 2017 |

ATR, the world’s leading turboprop manufacturer, is pleased to announce that the ATR 72-500 aircraft has just received its certification from Transport Canada, t...

FedEx Express buys up to 50 new ATR 72-600F freighters

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Nov 9^th 2017 |

The new cargo version of the ATR 72-600 will enter into service in 2020FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company, and ATR have signed a m...

ATR Signs Deal with Phitek to supply IFE Streaming

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Sept 27^th 2017 |

Standalone wireless system will allow operators to enhance passenger experience On the occasion of the APEX Expo 2017, ATR has signed a deal with aircraft cabin techno...

ATR and Stobart Air renew their Global Maintenance Agreement

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Aug 10^th 2017 |

After ten years of cooperation, ATR, the world’s leading turboprop manufacturer, and the Irish regional airline Stobart Air announce the extension of their Globa...

The ATR 72-600 takes off to North America

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, May 13^th 2016 |

May 2nd, 2016 – An An ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft will embark on a demo-tour of the United States and Canada from May 2nd to May 13th. This will be the very first time the newest ATR -600 series aircraft will be fly...

ATR sets up a new warehouse in Brazil

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Apr 15^th 2015 |

ATR and Helibras are pleased to announce the signing of a partnership for setting up an ATR warehouse on the logistic center premises of this Customer Center of Airbus Helicopters in Brazil. With this new partnership,...

ATR holds Global Operators Conference

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Mar 31^st 2015 |

ATR hosts its Global Operators Conference over a two-day period (31st March – 1st April). For it 13th edition, the event is held in Nice, France. Held every two years and very welcome by the operators community, the e...