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ATR Weighs Options as Lion Air Boosts Backlog

Turboprop Maker Would Consider Building Aircraft Abroad, New Engine Option

Lion Air subsidiary Wings Air already flies 10 ATR 72-600s. (Photo: ATR)

By Ian Goold • Senior correspondent

November 30, 2014

In the wake of growing sales in markets such as Asia, regional airliner manufacturer ATR would establish production lines outside Europe to achieve a sale, according to an internal management document viewed by AIN. The document was a background briefing prepared, but not officially released, for a November 26 media event at which Bangkok Airways took delivery of the first of nine ATR 72-600s it has ordered. The next day, Indonesia's Lion Air signed a $1 billion purchase agreement for 40 more ATR 72-600s. Last week, ATR also confirmed that it is actively considering a new engine for its family of twin turboprops in an exercise called "ATR Neo." The manufacturer has embarked on efforts to again increase production rates to reduce its lengthening backlog of orders.

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