BAE sees future in ATP cost-cutting programs
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft plans to work with ATP operators, maintenance organizations and equipment vendors to reduce the turboprop’s ownership costs b

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft plans to work with ATP operators, maintenance organizations and equipment vendors to reduce the turboprop’s ownership costs by some 20 percent. Using the Franco-Italian ATR-42/72 as its cost benchmark, the UK manufacturer is accelerating negotiations with maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies, and hopes to build upon individual customer/ MRO arrangements.

It has stressed to equipment suppliers that the ATP will be in service for “many, many” years beyond the course of its current support program, which runs for at least another 10 years. Officials hope to receive approval for a “substantial investment in people” for the program.