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The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR. The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's typical standard seating capacity of 72 passengers. The ATR 72 has also been used as a corporate transport, cargo aircraft, and maritime patrol ...
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de transport régional), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A ...
1 July 2007: Jet Airways Flight 3307, an ATR 72-212A (registered VT-JCE), flying on the Bhopal-Indore route was involved in an accident caused by bad weather. There were no fatalities amongst the 45 passengers and four crew, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off. [124]
The 900th aircraft, an ATR 72-500, was delivered to Brazilian airline TRIP Linhas Aéreas on 10 September 2010. [20] During 2011, Royal Air Maroc took delivery of the first ATR 72-600. The 1,000th aircraft was delivered to Spain's Air Nostrum on May 3, 2012. [21] On 15 June 2015, Japan Air Commuter signed a contract for ATR's 1,500th aircraft.
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Yeti Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal. On 15 January 2023, an ATR 72, the aircraft being operated on the route, stalled and crashed while landing at Pokhara killing all 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board.
Voepass Flight 2283 was a scheduled domestic Brazilian passenger flight from Cascavel to Guarulhos.On 9 August 2024, the ATR 72-500 serving the flight crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo State.
TransAsia Airways Flight 235 was a domestic flight from Taipei to Kinmen, Taiwan.On 4 February 2015, the aircraft serving the flight, a 10-month-old ATR 72-600, crashed into the Keelung River around 5 km (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) from Taipei Songshan Airport, where the aircraft had just departed from.
Prior to becoming an all-jet airline, Trans States operated several different turboprop aircraft types including: ATR 42; ATR 72; BAe Jetstream 31; BAe Jetstream 41; Embraer EMB 120; Fairchild Metroliner III; These propjet aircraft were operated in code share feeder services for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Trans World Airlines , USAir ...