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ATR Racks Up Orders for 72-600s
ATR collected orders for a total of 19 new ATR 72-600s from two customers last month, one of which also announced plans to lease another nine of the Pratt

ATR collected orders for a total of 19 new ATR 72-600s from two customers last month, one of which also announced plans to lease another nine of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M-powered turboprops.

First, Brazil’s Trip Linhas Aéreas announced plans to acquire 18 new 68-seat ATR 72-600s and reserve options on another 22. The plans call for the airline to order nine ATR-600s directly from the manufacturer and lease another nine from Air Lease Corp. and Gecas. A day later EVA Air subsidiary UNI Air signed a contract with the Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer to buy 10 ATR 72-600s during a ceremony at its home base in Taiwan.