Aircraft
Leonardo CEO Hints At New Plan To Take Control of ATR
Leonardo-Finmeccanica jointly owns regional aircraft maker ATR with the Airbus group.
Toulouse, France-based regional aircraft maker ATR is jointly owned by Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Airbus. [Photo: ATR]
Toulouse, France-based regional aircraft maker ATR is jointly owned by Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Airbus. [Photo: ATR]

The possibility of Italy’s Leonardo-Finmeccanica taking full control of regional aircraft maker ATR was rekindled this week, following comments by the group’s chief executive Mauro Moretti. In an interview published on June 21, Moretti reportedly told the Financial Times that he wants to achieve complete ownership of France-based ATR, which Leonardo-Finmeccanica jointly owns with Airbus.