ATR and the Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas today inked a contract for the purchase of 20 ATR 72-600s, plus options for 20 additional aircraft. This makes Azul the first airline in Latin America to place an order for the ATR -600 series aircraft.Â
The deal, signed and announced on the occasion of the Farnborough Air Show, is worth some US $ 850 million, including options. Deliveries of the new aircraft will commence in late 2011.Â
| The new ATR 72-600 fleet will allow Azul to broaden the ongoing expansion of its domestic regional network, which is currently being developed with a fleet of E-190s and E-195s presently serving over 21 destinations in Brazil, by entering into many other regional routes that are ideally suited for the passenger capacity of the ATR 72-600.
With the introduction of its brand new fleet of ATR ‘-600s’, Azul will benefit from regional aircraft featuring the lowest operating costs and unrivalled performance that make it the optimum aircraft on the thinner and shorter regional routes. In addition, given the enhanced comfort of the new cabin interior of the ATR ‘-600s’, the airline will be able to offer its passengers the superior product and service for which it is known. The new ATR ‘-600 series’ cabin, named Armonia, feature new wider and lightweight seats, LED lightening and more cabin storage capacity. |
Source: ATR
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