Forty years ago, on Dec. 2, 1985, ATR delivered its first aircraft, an ATR 42-300 to Air Littoral. Therefore, this week’s Flight Friday looks at how the ATR 42 and the larger version, the ATR 72, have ...

ATR makes popular turboprop regional airliners that fly less popular routes. The aircraft maker offers two major models, the ATR 42 and ATR 72, and they compete against other aircraft like the CRJ 700 ...

FedEx Express will expand its feeder fleet by adding the world’s first converted ATR 72-600 freighter featuring a Large Cargo Door (LCD). On July 11, 2025, ACIA Aero Leasing signed a definitive ...

ATR has handed over the first of 30 factory-built ATR 72-600 Freighters to launch customer FedEx Express, with the twin-turboprop to make its commercial debut on European routes in the coming weeks.

FedEx will operate the world’s first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft to undergo conversion from passenger to freighter configuration after signing a purchase agreement last week. Dublin-based ACIA Aero ...