Aircraft
ATR Lands New 600 Series Order
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development

Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development, the companies announced today. The order, which calls for delivery of a pair of 48-seat ATR 42-600s and four 70-seat ATR 72-600s, includes an option for a further two ATR 72-600s.

RAM plans to assign the aircraft to a new regional subsidiary, Royal Air Maroc Express, scheduled for launch this summer. The parties unveiled the contract on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Toulouse-Casablanca route by Aéropostale, the French Air Post Service.