Aircraft
New ATR Lands in Guernsey
Guernsey, UK-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services last month took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500 in accordance with a firm contract it signed

Guernsey, UK-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services last month took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500 in accordance with a firm contract it signed for a pair of the Franco-Italian turboprops in the summer of 2007. Configured with 72 seats and equipped with ATR’s “Elegance” cabin, the pair of new ATRs will replace two of Aurigny’s three aging ATR 72-200s.

Channel Islands-based Aurigny last month received a license to fly a new route between Guernsey and East Midlands Airport once a day starting May 1. On the same day the airline also plans to start linking the island of Jersey with London Stansted Airport–an important hub for low-fare airlines.