Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR announced contracts yesterday with two more airlines, led by an order for three ATR 42-600s and two ATR 72-600s placed by Bahamasair, which has not operated ATRs previously. Scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, the pair of 70-seat ATR 72s will complement Bahamasair’s Boeing 737s flying international routes, while the 50-seat ATR 42s will connect the islands within the Bahamas.
More business for ATR came from long-time ATR operator Air Madagascar, involving three ATR 72-600s. With the arrival of two more the airline plans to lease, the airplanes allow Air Madagascar to renew its current fleet, now consisting of one ATR 42-500 and a pair of ATR 72-500s, and significantly increase the number of seats available on its main domestic routes.
