Sun, May 22, 2011
Regional Carrier Has Ordered 20 Of The Aircraft
The Russian air carrier UTair has taken delivery of its first
ATR 72-500 aircraft, which is also the first one of this type to be
operating in Russia. UTair and ATR recently announced an order for
20 aircraft, estimated at US $ 426 million. The remaining ATR
72-500 aircraft will be delivered in 2011 and 2012. The delivery of
these new 70-seat aircraft will bring the number of ATR aircraft
operated by UTair up to 37, making it the largest operator of ATR
aircraft in Europe.
The UTair network includes nearly 40 Russian and international
destinations. Its territory extends from the Baltic States to
Eastern Siberia and from the far north of Russia to south Ukraine.
With the acquisition of the new ATR aircraft, UTair says it is also
significantly opening up its route network to access new areas both
domestically and internationally.
Currently the UTair fleet consists of nearly 200 aircraft, most
of which run on domestic routes to roughly 300 destinations. UTair
has been operating ATR aircraft since 2006, when the company
brought the first ATR aircraft into operation in Russia.
"We are proud of the fact that we have brought the ATR 72-500
aircraft into operation in Russia and can provide our passengers
with state-of-the-art comfort on these new aircraft," said Andrey
Martirosov, UTair Chief Executive Officer. "The new ATR 72-500
aircraft represents the optimum combination of the lowest operating
cost and technical maintenance costs in regional aviation".
"Russia and the CIS countries are providing us strong commercial
opportunities as they expand their regional connectivity," said ATR
CEO Filippo Bagnato. "The delivery of UTair's 20 ATR aircraft will
clearly play a major role in reinforcing our market footprint in
that region".
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