ATR (aircraft manufacturer)

ATR
Joint venture
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1981
Headquarters Toulouse Blagnac International Airport
Blagnac, France
Key people
Patrick de Castelbajac (CEO)
Giorgio Moreni (CFO)
Number of employees
1080
Parent Airbus Group (50%)
Alenia Aermacchi (50%)
Slogan Propelling the next connection
Website atraircraft.com
ATR42-512 'A2-ABN' Air Botswana in 2014

ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de transport régional; Regional Air Transport in English) is a French-Italian aircraft manufacturer headquartered on the grounds of Toulouse Blagnac International Airport in Blagnac, France.[1] It was formed in 1981 by Aérospatiale of France (now Airbus Group) and Aeritalia (now Alenia Aermacchi) of Italy.[2] Its primary products are the ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft.

Manufacturing

Alenia Aeronautica's manufacturing facilities in Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, Italy, produce the aircraft fuselage and tail sections. Aircraft wings are assembled at Sogerma in Bordeaux in western France by Airbus France. Final assembly, flight-testing, certification and deliveries are the responsibility of ATR in Toulouse, France.[3]

History

ATR 72 of Flybe Nordic

Products

Proposed

References

  1. "Contact." ATR. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
  2. ATR Milestones Archived August 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "ATR home page". Atraircraft.com. 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. "ATR makes 900th delivery". Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  5. "ATR 82 information". Airliners.net. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  6. Kingsley-Jones, Max. "ATR floats idea of stretched model to tackle 90-seat sector". Flight International, 2007 November 14. Retrieved: 13 February 2009.
  7. O'Keefe, Niall. "Prop manufacturers ponder larger offerings" Flight International, 8 June 2009; retrieved 29 September 2012.
  8. Kaminski-Morrow, David. "ATR more certain over prospects for 90-seat turboprop" Flight International, 18 June 2011; retrieved 29 September 2012.
  9. Trimble, Stephen. "IN FOCUS: Turboprop engine duel strikes up for 90-seater", Flight International, 2012 February 27. Retrieved: 29 September 2012.

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