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ATR 72-500 (Wallpaper 4)

Sunday, September 25, 2011

ATR 72-500 Aircraft Wallpaper 4
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ATR 72-500 (Wallpaper 4)
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The ATR 72 is one of a family of twin turboprop passenger and freighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Avions de Transport Regional (ATR). ATR, with headquarters in Toulouse, is a joint venture company between EADS and Finmeccanica / Alenia Aeronautica. The family consists of the ATR 42 and ATR 72, of which the ATR 42-500 and ATR 72-500 and ATR-600 are the models currently in production. In October 2009, ATR rolled out the new 600 series aircraft. It will enter into service in 2011. The maiden flight of the ATR 72 was completed in October 1988 and the aircraft entered into service in October 1989. The ATR 72-500 is certified to operate on unpaved runways by installing a kit to ensure landing gear and lower fuselage protection. Special cold weather procedures allow operation at temperatures as low as -54°C. The aircraft is certified for low external noise performance according to FAR Part 36 and CH.3 ICAO Annex 16, ensuring compliance well within the current and CH.4 noise regulations. The 500 series features the lowest fuel consumption per passenger and CO2 emissions of regional aviation craft. It was first certified in July 1997. Orders and deliveries. Air Algeria awarded an $82m contract to ATR in December 2009 to supply four ATR 72-500 aircraft. The first of the four aircraft was delivered in February 2010 during a cermony held at Toulouse. The remaining three ATR 72-500s to be delivered in 2010 will increase Air Algeria's fleet to 12. As of September 2009, 998 aircraft (422 ATR 42s and 574 ATR 72s) had been ordered, out of which 839 had been delivered. In October 2009, Air Vanuatu received the new ATR 72-500, configured with 68 seats and powered by PW 127M engines. Air Nostrum ordered ten ATR 72-600s in June 2009 and Indonesia's carrier Wings Air ordered 15 ATR-72 500 series with an option of 15 600 seriesthe following November. In mid-2009, ATR received 28 new orders for four ATR 42-500, four ATR 42-600, 12 ATR 72-500 and 46 ATR 72-600 from various airlines including Royal Air Maroc, Afrijet Airlines and Alenia for Italian Navy. Aurigny Air Services received two ATR 72-500 in March 2009. The Royal Thai Air Force received the first of four ATR 72-500 aircraft in September 2009. The contract to purchase four ATR 72-500s was signed in 2007. The remaining three aircraft will be delivered in 2010. Air Nostrum ordered ten ATR 72-600s in June 2009 and Indonesia's carrier Wings Air ordered 15 ATR-72 500 series aircraft with an option of 15 more in November 2009 as part of the $600m contract. The first three of the 15 were delivered to Wings Air on 6 January 2010. The remaining 12 aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011. The first aircraft was delivered to Tarom Airlines in May 2009 as part of a $37m contract signed in 2008. In mid-2009, ATR received 28 new orders for four ATR 42-500, four ATR 42-600, 12 ATR 72-500 and 46 ATR 72-600 from various airlines including Royal Air Maroc, Afrijet Airlines and Alenia for Italian Navy. These included four ATR 72-500 aircraft worth $80m ordered by Afrijet Airlines in June 2009. Aurigny Air Services received two ATR 72-500 in March 2009. In 2008, TAT Group received 40 ATR 72-500. Vietnam Airlines purchased six ATR–500s in 2008. 2007 orders included TRIP Linhas Aereas (seven) in January, Swiftair (three) in April, Total (ten), Malaysia Airlines (20) in June 2007, Batavia (ten) in August, Vietnam Airlines (11), Berjaya Air (four) and Malaysia Airlines (20) in December.

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