Bangkok Airways signs for four additional ATR 72-600s

Thailand’s airline Bangkok Airways and ATR have signed a contract for the purchase of four additional ATR 72-600s at the Singapore Airshow. The deal is valued at over US$100m and will enable the airline to continue the modernisation and harmonisation process of its regional fleet around the ATR 72-600s. Today, Bangkok Airways operate a fleet of 15 ATR aircrafts, nine ATR 72-600s and six ATR 72-500s that are being progressively replaced with the introduction of the new ATR -600s. Deliveries of these four additional aircraft, configured with 70-seats, will take place between October 2018 and March 2019.