in the press conference room b – east hall
ATR recently reached an important new milestone with the announcement, on October 2nd 2007, of the launch of the “-600 series”, the newest version of its family of aircraft, which will be progressively introduced during the second half of 2010. The new ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 will include many improvements and feature the very latest technological enhancements, including a new avionics suite, new PW 127 M engine and a weight increase of 300 Kg on MTOW (Maximum Take Off Weight) and MZFW (Maximum Zero Fuel Weight).
Since the beginning of the year, ATR has received orders for 77 new aircraft, some of them not yet unveiled. Since the beginning of the programme, ATR has sold 914 aircraft (414 ATR 42s and 500 ATR 72s) and has delivered 745 (397 ATR 42s and 348 ATR 72s), thus posting a current backlog of 169 aircraft.
