Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Short-Haul Turboprop Airliner Deal Worth $200 Million
An agreement signed by European Turboprop manufacturer ATR and
Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines Monday represents a
firm order by the carrier to purchase nine ATR 72-600 aircraft. The
order is reportedly worth $200 million, and deliveries will start
in late 2011.
ATR 72-600 File Photo
The aircraft are configured with 68 seats and equipped with the
new ATR -600 series avionics suite and with the new Armonia Cabin.
With its fleet of brand new ATR 72-600s, this flag carrier will
replace its current fleet of 5 Dash-8 300 aircraft, while adding
new flights linking Trinidad and Tobago and surrounding
destinations. In addition, several of the new ATRs will be operated
in the route network of Air Jamaica, which was recently acquired by
Caribbean Airlines.
ATR has today more than 160 aircraft in operation and on order
with nearly 30 airlines in the Caribbean and Latin American
region.
“The acquisition of the ATR 72-600s will allow Caribbean
Airlines to continue to develop and improve the offering to our
customers," said Captain Ian Brunton, Chief Executive Officer of
Caribbean Airlines. "The low operating costs and fuel consumption
of the aircraft are particularly appealing and provide us with
tremendous flexibility in adding frequencies and developing new
markets in the regional sectors.”
Filippo Bagnato, Chief Executive Officer of ATR, stressed the
suitability of the ATR aircraft for the operating environment of
the Caribbean and for the short-haul sectors in the region.
“The Caribbean and Latin American area has been an important
market for ATR and we see strong potential for further increase in
the regional fleets and networks," he said. “We also see this
agreement with Caribbean Airlines as an important step with great
potential for further cooperation to expand our MRO and training
resources in the region”.
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