Paris 2011: GECAS Seals Deal for ATR 72-600s
ATR announced its first order from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) yesterday at the Paris Air Show, giving another boost to the Franco-Italian manufac
ATR announced its first order from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) yesterday at the Paris Air Show, giving another boost to the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s newly certificated ATR 72-600 turboprop. GECAS president and CEO Norman Liu confirmed that the agreement is a firm order for 15 aircraft together with 15 options, but that no leasing customers for the aircraft were being announced at the show (although GECAS claimed to have secured one customer already).
“This is our first ever ATR order and we hope to place the aircraft globally,” he said, adding that U.S.-based GECAS already has about 30 other turboprop aircraft in its leasing portfolio that were not bought directly from a manufacturer.
