Tue, Aug 23, 2011
Two Aircraft Enter Domestic Service In Morocco
The first two ATR 72-600 70-seat turboprop regional airliners
were delivered last week to Royal Air Maroc. The aircraft will
allow the Moroccan national airline to reinforce its domestic and
its nearest international network. In 2009 the airline ordered four
ATR 72-600s and two ATR 42-600s, for a total of over $125 million.
The delivery took place in Toulouse in the presence of a Royal Air
Maroc delegation.
The new aircraft are the first ATRs to be equipped with the new
avionics suite developed by Thales. The avionics feature a new
glass cockpit with 5 screens and new communication, navigation and
monitoring systems. It is also equipped with a new flight
management system (FMS), automatic pilot, alert management and a
new computer including new aircraft maintenance functions, among
other developments.
Driss Benhima, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Air Maroc
expressed his satisfaction at becoming the first operator of this
regional aircraft that represents a new benchmark in regional
aviation. "The six ATR '-600s' that we are going to add to our
fleet will enable us to develop new routes while offering
high-quality service to our passengers," he said.
"This step is very important for the ATR -600 program," added
Filippo Bagnato, CEO of ATR. "We are going to ramp up considerably
as of next year, and we are going to do so by offering airlines
cutting-edge aircraft and by providing them the best economic
performance on the market."
The ATR 72-600 obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
certification in May 2011, a prerequisite for its entry into
service. The ATR 42-600 will be certified by the end of the year
and will enter into service in 2012. Since the launch of the ATR
"-600" program in October 2007, ATR has already recorded orders for
some 180 "-600" series aircraft.
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