Danish leasing firm Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has increased its order placed at the 2013 Paris Airshow for a further 15 ATRs and options for 25 aircraft.
Commenting on this announcement, Martin Møller, Chairman of NAC, declared: “We are pleased to have inked such an outstanding amount of ATRs this year, as this clearly underlines the business these aircraft are providing us all over the world. Their strong performance and reliability, coupled with their proven operational success in very different environments make them the right choice for us when thinking about expanding our regional aircraft activities. When a type of aircraft is operated by more than 180 airlines in more than 90 countries, you have the best proof of their popularity and convenience for regional networks”.
Filippo Bagnato, Chief Executive Officer of ATR, said: “In the last years, we have developed and consolidated a very fruitful partnership with NAC. The result of the strong work we have done together is that today the ATRs are entering into new markets, are being operated by an increasing number of airlines and are contributing to further deploy regional air connectivity in many countries”. He added: “NAC is playing a key role in expanding the popularity of the newest ATR -600s all over the world”.