ATR-72

The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de transport régional), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.). The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's standard seating configuration in a passenger-carrying configuration, which could seat 72–78 passengers in a single-class arrangement.ATR 72F-WWEZ (948) ATR.72-212A(500) FlyFireFly TLS 30AUG11 (cropped).jpgFirefly ATR 72RoleTurboprop regional airlinerNational originFrance/ItalyManufacturerATRFirst flight27 October 1988Introduction27 October 1989 (Finnair)StatusIn production, In servicePrimary usersWings AirAzul Linhas AereasAir New ZealandSwiftairProduced1988–presentNumber built1,000 as of 17 July 2018[1]Unit cost72-600: US$26 million (2017)[2]Developed fromATR 42During the 1980s, French aerospace company Aérospatiale and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia merged their work on a new generation of regional aircraft.