ATR 72 – Made in India to Fill Regional Airliner Gap
As India has missed the chance to build on Dornier 228 to build its follow on variants. Plans are afoot to build the ATR 72 aircraft in India. ATR is open to making turboprop aircraft in India if it makes strong business sense, with officials stating it's "nothing off the table," as India's regional aviation market is booming and they already use Indian supply chains, seeing potential for hundreds more planes in the next decade. While currently assembling in France/Italy, ATR (a Airbus-Leonardo JV) is exploring component sourcing and assembly options to meet India's massive demand, viewing India as a key future market for its fuel-efficient, short-route planes. Currently, around 70 ATR aircraft are in service across India. As one of the fastest-growing civil aviation markets, India is seeing a rise in domestic air travel, with more Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities gaining access to air services. ATR thinks their is possibility of developing 300 new routes in India that ...