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ATR Marks Delivery of 1,000th Turboprop – Things With Wings

An ATR-42 of Dutch Antilles Express lands at St. Maarten in 2006. Photo: Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. - OPShots.net

ATR today celebrated the delivery of its 1,000th turboprop.

The aircraft, MSN999 (MSN1000 has already been delivered) goes to Air Nostrum. It is the airline’s second ATR 72-600; the first was delivered last week. The formal change of ownership is actually not planned until early next week (the first five of ten Air Nostrum -600s on firm order are being leased from Nordic Aviation Capital).

(Photo: ATR)

The first ATR turboprop flew in 1984, with the first delivery occurring on December 3, 1985. “This European joint venture is a good investment for France and Italy,” says Filippo Bagnato, ATR’s CEO.

via ATR Marks Delivery of 1,000th Turboprop.

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Chuck Slusarczyk Jr.

I started OPShots in June 2006 as a place to share and display aviation photos without the often restrictive policies of other aviation websites. I want to share my love of aviation with fellow aviation geeks and provide a spotlight on Cleveland Hopkins International airport in the process.

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