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Mandarin Airlines, the regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s national carrier, China Airlines, has placed an order for six new aircraft. The new ATR 72-600 are valued at US$160 million and…

Iran’s national carrier continues to modernise its fleet with the delivery of its first four ATR regional aircraft. The new ATR72-600s come from a contract for up to 40 ATR72-600s,…

IndiGo has placed its first ever aircraft order with ATR as it bids to enter the Indian regional market. The low-cost carrier has agreed to purchase 50 ATR 72-600 aircraft in a deal…

Air Calédonie, the domestic national carrier of New Caledonia, has started the process of replacing its entire fleet with new aircraft. The airline recently took delivery of its first…

Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of another high-capacity ATR 72-600 aircraft, which it will deploy on three new domestic routes. The new turboprop aircraft was handed over to the…

Papua New Guinea's PNG Air has placed a significant new aircraft order. The carrier, which was formerly known as Airlines PNG and is now undertaking a major transformation plan, has…

Air Pegasus, the regional Indian carrier that has been grounded since July 2016, has suffered a further setback after aviation authorities deregistered its entire fleet. The Economic…

Air India is planning to add more turboprop aircraft to serve more remote and regional destinations across India. The Economic Times reports that Alliance Air, the regional arm of Air…

Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of the first ever ATR 72-600 High Capacity aircraft. Handed over the low-cost carrier at a ceremony in France, the aircraft is the first of 16 ordered…

A new aircraft has taken to the skies which potentially paves the way for a new era of eco-friendly aviation. The ATR 72 ‘All Electrical Aircraft’ (AEA) undertook a flying…

Turboprop manufacturer ATR and Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air have signed a deal for the introduction of 40 newest generation ATR 72-600s.  The agreement includes firm orders for…

Papua New Guinea’s PNG Air has entered a new era with the launch of its first new ATR 72-600 aircraft, which displays its new livery. The new 44-seat aircraft took to this skies for…

Air New Zealand has announced plans to purchase 15 new ATR 72-600 aircraft to bolster its regional operations. The new 68-seat turboprop aircraft, which are collectively valued at…

Myanmar National Airlines has started the expansion and renewal of its short-haul fleet, with the delivery of its first ATR 72-600 aircraft. The new turboprop touched down in Yangon…

At least 31 people died yesterday when a passenger aircraft crashed into Taipei's Keelung River. The TransAsia Airways flight hit a road bridge before plunging into the river on…

ATR achieved a record year in terms of aircraft orders and deliveries in 2014, as Asia's emerging airlines boosted the turboprop-maker's business. The French company ended the year with…

China is aiming to significantly increase its share of the global turboprop aircraft market, with the launch of a new model. In an interview with the China Daily, an…

Air India has started modernising its fleet of region aircraft. The airline's subsidiary, Alliance Air, has taken delivery of its first new ATR 72-600 aircraft. This new turboprop…

Indonesia's Lion Group, which hit the headlines in recent years for placing huge aircraft orders, has continued its fast-paced expansion with another major deal. The company has penned a…

Bangkok Airways has expanded its fleet following the delivery of its first ever ATR 72-600 aircraft. The new turboprop plane was handed over to the airline in a ceremony in Toulouse,…

Asia’s emerging airlines continued to invest in new aircraft on the third day of the Farnborough Air Show. On Wednesday, China’s Hainan Airlines has agreed to purchase 50 Boeing 737…

The Farnborough International Air Show is taking place in the UK this week, and Travel Daily will provide a daily round-up of all the major deals signed at the show. Here's a rundown of the…

The Farnborough International Air Show is taking place in the UK this week, and Travel Daily will provide a daily round-up of all the major deals signed at the show. Here's a rundown of the…

THOMAS HAGEMANN has been appointed to the newly-created position of vice president of future openings & special projects with the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. He will now be…

Thai Lion Air has unveiled plans to develop a network of routes from Hat Yai, southern Thailand. The airline has taken delivery of its first new ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft, which will…

Taiwan's TransAsia Airways has taken delivery of the first in a series of new aircraft that will transform its domestic fleet. The carrier collected the new ATR 72-600 turboprop plane…

Bangkok Airways has placed an order for six new turboprop aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. The deal will see the Thai carrier purchase six ATR 72-600 aircraft, with options for a…

Aircraft manufacturer ATR is celebrating a record year. The European turboprop-maker delivered 74 aircraft to customers during 2013 – the highest number ever registered in a single…

Fiji Airways has unveiled a major new expansion plan that will increase its fleet size by 25% over the next five years. The airline, which was formerly known as Air Pacific, will…

Garuda has launched a new sub-brand to serve more remote parts of the Indonesian archipelago. Named 'Explore', the new service will use the airline's new fleet of smaller aircraft to…

Air Tahiti has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600 aircraft, as it moves to modernise its fleet. The new turboprop aircraft is part of a total order for seven ATR aircraft, with…

Forty-nine people died when a Lao Airlines plane crashed into the Mekong River yesterday (16 October 2013). The new ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft was coming into land at Pakse…

Garuda Indonesia will start taking delivery of a new fleet of turboprop aircraft next month. The national carrier this week signed an agreement with European aircraft maker ATR and…

Firefly has taken delivery of the first of a new batch of ATR 72-600 aircraft, which it will eventually use to expand across the ASEAN region. The Malaysian regional carrier received…

Malindo Air has announced a major expansion of its operations in Malaysia. The new carrier, which is a subsidiary of Indonesia's Lion Air, revealed today (27 June 2013) that it plans…

All this week, Travel Daily will be offering a round-up of the latest deals from Le Bourget... United Airlines has placed an order for 35 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The agreement…

Air New Zealand today took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 aircraft, painted in an all black livery, as part of the airline’s sponsorship of New Zealand’s national rugby team. The new…

European turboprop aircraft manufacturer, ATR, has signed its first deal in Japan. A new Japanese regional carrier called LINK, which will start operations in 2013, has signed a deal to…

ATR has delivered the first ATR 72-600 aircraft to an Asian carrier. The new turboprop aircraft was handed to Taiwan-based Uni Air in a delivery ceremony in Toulouse. The new ATR 72-600 is…

Turboprop planemaker ATR has delivered its first new ATR72-600 aircraft to the Asia Pacific region. The new regional aircraft was purchased by Singapore-based leasing company Avation Plc…

Island Air, the regional carrier offering flights between the Hawaiian islands, has completed a brand overhaul, which coincided with the arrival of the airline's new fleet of aircraft. The…

Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new 50-seat ATR42-600. The certification marks the end of a series of…

ATR, the turboprop aircraft manufacturer, has delivered its 1,000th aircraft. The landmark aircraft - an ATR72-600 for Spain's Air Nostrum - was delivered more than 26 years after ATR's…

Firefly, the Malaysian low-cost carrier, has revealed plans to expand its fleet of turboprop aircraft this year. In 2011, the airline flew 1.5 million passengers using a fleet of 10…