ATR Shelves 90-Seater To Focus On Sales, Production
2014 to be new record year for ATR but 90-seater project appears to have been shelved.

Designing a new aircraft in the 90-seat class is no longer a priority, ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac explained yesterday here at the Farnborough International Airshow. “It was something my predecessor was very keen on, as were probably 95 percent of our employees and a number of our customers,” he stated. However, he pointed out that major shareholder Airbus Group believes “the timing is not now” for such an ambitious project.

The main priority is rather to ensure production runs smoothly at a higher rate. Second, customer support needs to be further strengthened, de Castelbajac said. Third, “We’ve got amazing platforms and are working to make them even better,” he explained.

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