ATR 72
ATR · In production
Length (ATR 72-600)27.17 m
Wingspan27.05 m
Height7.65 m
MTOW23,000 kg
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ATR
France & Italy · Founded 1981
The Franco-Italian venture that owns the regional turboprop market.
Aircraft here1
Longest27.17 m
Combined built1,200
First flights1988–1988
The company
The story so far
ATR — Avions de Transport Régional — is a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo, founded in 1981 to build regional turboprops. It has done exactly one thing since, and done it better than anyone: over 1,700 aircraft delivered across the ATR 42 and ATR 72.
On short regional legs, its economics are almost impossible to argue with: roughly half the fuel of a comparable regional jet for a journey only marginally slower. It is the reason propellers are still serious business in commercial aviation.
The line-up
ATR aircraft
Silhouettes are sized by real wingspan — bigger aircraft draw bigger.
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Side by side
Every type, ranked by length
| Aircraft | Length | Wingspan | First flight | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72 | 27.17 m | 27.05 m | 1988 | In production |
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