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Latin
aero
Number 2 - 2012
ATR, for Avion de Transport Regional (in
French) or Aerei da Trasporto Regionale (in
Italian), is a true 30-year old Franco-Italian
“success story”. With a logbook of over 1,200
aircraft, the marriage of convenience of 1981
has now almost turned into a love story for
Finmeccanica and EADS, its co-owners.
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T
he very important
escalation of airliners
sales in the world’s
since the dawn of the new
millennium is an indispu-
table fact that doesn’t need
to be stressed. Particularly
so systematic is the boom of
commercial aviation today,
in the wake of the stark
economic development and
the rapid economic growth
occurring in many countries,
and singularly in the “BRICS”
which are now well ahead
in the focus of today’s highly
Com 175 diferentes operadores em 94
países, o ATR é um do maior hit da aviação
comercial hoje. Além de ser um grande usuário
dos aviões “twinjet” da Embraer, a Azul
também poderá se tornar o principal operador
brasileirodo turboélice europeu ATR 72, junta-
mente com a companhia regional TRIP.
With 175 different operators in 94 countries,
the ATR is one of today aviation’s biggest hit.
Besides being a large user of Embraer twinjet
airliners, Azul is also set to be one of Brazil’s
main operator of the European ATR 72 biturbo-
prop along with TRIP airlines.
© H. Cariou
ATR 72-212 • Yangon Airways, Miyanmar
ATR 72-500 • Israir, Israel
ATR 72-500 • UTair, Russia
ATR 72-600 • TRIP, Brazil
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