ATR has delivered two -600 series ATR 72s to RAM. (ATR)
ATR has begun deliveries of its updated -600 series development of the ATR 72, handing over two 72-600 turboprops to launch customer Royal Air Maroc (RAM) in a ceremony at Toulouse on August 19
ATR CEO Filippo Bagnato noted the importance of the turboprop’s first delivery, as the manufacturer begins to “ramp up” deliveries next year.
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The ATR 72-600 received EASA type certification in May this year, while flight testing of the smaller ATR 42-600 is ongoing, with ATR expecting certification to be granted by the end of the year, ahead of service entry in 2012.
According to ATR, 180 -600 series ATRs have so far been ordered worldwide including four for Perth based carrier Skywest which it will operate on behalf of Virgin Australia. The -600 features improved performance from PW127M series engines, an advanced glass cockpit with Thales avionics, and a new passenger interior.
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