ATR

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Avions de Transport Régional
Aerei da Trasporto Regionale
Type Joint venture
Founded 1981
Headquarters Toulouse-Blagnac, France
Key people Filippo Bagnato (CEO)
Industry Aerospace
Employees 570 (?)
Parent EADS (50%)
Finmeccanica (Alenia) (50%)
Website atraircraft.com

Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) is an Italian-French based aircraft manufacturer. It was formed in 1981 by Aérospatiale of France (now EADS) and Aeritalia (now Alenia Aeronautica) of Italy.[1]

An ATR-72 of the Irish airline Aer Arann on the approach to Bristol International Airport, England.
An ATR-72 of the Irish airline Aer Arann on the approach to Bristol International Airport, England.

Its primary products are the ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft.

Alenia Aeronautica's manufacturing facilities in Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, Italy produce the aircraft fuselage and tail sections.

Aircraft wings are assembled at EADS Sogerma in Bordeaux in western France for Airbus France. Final assembly, flight-testing, certification and deliveries are the responsibility of ATR in Toulouse, France.[2]


[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: