Aircraft
ATR Profits From Latin American Airline Connection
New order for ATR 72s call for first delivery by year-end
Synergy Aerospace has agreed to take a 49-percent stake in Mexican ATR 72 operator Aeromar. (Photo: ATR)
Synergy Aerospace has agreed to take a 49-percent stake in Mexican ATR 72 operator Aeromar. (Photo: ATR)

Newly announced investments by South America’s Synergy Group has given Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR a major boost to its production backlog, most recently with a firm order for 12 ATR 72-600s along with options for six. The deal, announced Tuesday, adds to an order for six ATR 72-600s and two ATR 42-600s placed a day earlier by Mexico’s Aeromar, a 49-percent stake in which Synergy Aerospace has committed to take for $100 million.