Aircraft
Asia-Pacific Offers Prospects For New ATR Turboprop
Almost a third of the total number of short-runway airports open to service by the new ATR variant are in the Asia-Pacific region.
ATR sees a market for some 500 of the ATR 42-600S, the STOL version of its 50-seat turbroprop airliner. The Asia-Pacific region can account for some 150 of those, according to the company.
ATR sees a market for some 500 of the ATR 42-600S, the STOL version of its 50-seat turbroprop airliner. The Asia-Pacific region can account for some 150 of those, according to the company.

Indonesia, Japan, and various Pacific island nations appear particularly strong prospects for sales of the recently launched short-takeoff and landing (STOL) version of the 50-seat ATR 42-600 turboprop airliner, according to the Toulouse-based manufacturer.