Aircraft
New ATR Market Forecast Predicts 3,000 Deliveries over 20 Years
Franco-Italian manufacturer expects to deliver its 1,500th aircraft from its Toulouse base later this year
With oil prices on the way up, ATR believes the efficiency of its turboprops will find a sweet spot as airlines explore new route segments worldwide.
With oil prices on the way up, ATR believes the efficiency of its turboprops will find a sweet spot as airlines explore new route segments worldwide.

ATR expects an 80 percent increase in the size of the 30- to 90-seat turboprop fleet over the next 20 years, meaning the industry will require 3,020 aircraft to cover replacement and growth needs. At the end of 2017, 2,260 turboprops operated in service, including out-of-production types. ATR predicts that figure will rise to 4,060 in 2037.