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ATR Commits to Hybrid Regional Airliner Decision In 2029

EU-backed Clean Aviation projects are the foundation for the Evo program

ATR Evo — ATR has given itself the rest of the 2020s to determine whether its proposed Evo hybrid-electric regional airliner is feasible.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

February 19, 2026

ATR has given itself until the end of the decade to determine whether to proceed with plans to bring a hybrid-electric regional aircraft to market. At the European airframer’s annual results press conference on February 18, CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude told reporters that the learnings from the research and technology work it is doing as part of European Union (EU)-backed Clean Aviation projects will support the decision-making process for its Evo feasibility study.

Since September 2025, ATR has taken the lead in a pair of EU Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking programs intended to support service entry for a next generation regional airliner in 2035 that will deliver at least a 30% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Along with two other programs that are part of the Ultra-Efficient Regional Aircraft initiative, the work is backed by €140 million ($165 million) in state-funding and a further €200 million from industry partners.

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