Spain's Binter Canarias signs contract for six ATR 72-600s

ATR and the Spain’s Canary Islands carrier Binter Canarias announced a contract for the sale of six firm ATR 72-600 aircraft, valued at almost $150m. With the acquisition of the fleet of these newest ATR ‘-600s’ the airline will enter into the renewal process of their current fleet of 18 ATR 72s which have been operating successfully in the inter-islands network for years. Binter Canarias is a long-standing ATR operator in Europe, introducing their first ATR aircraft in the late 1980s.