ATR achieves US$2bn turnover in 2015

ATR achieved a new record turnover in 2015, increasing to US$2bn (2014: US$1.8bn). During the year, the aircraft manufacturer also set a new record in terms of aircraft deliveries, with a total of 88 aircraft (2014: 83), an increase of 72% over the 51 deliveries made in 2010. Firm orders for 76 aircraft, along with 81 options (totaling 157 aircraft), were received in 2015 from clients on the five continents. ATR welcomed twelve new operators for the new ‘-600’ series last year, allowing it to pass the threshold of 200 operators (all models included), from nearly one hundred countries. In 2015, ATR received its 1500th firm order since the beginning of the program. The contract, signed with Japan Air Commuter (regional subsidiary of Japan Airlines) at the Paris Air Show, represented its first sale in Japan, a country with high potential for the latest generation ATRs. ATR begins 2016 with a backlog of 260 aircraft, valued at some US$6.6bn, which guarantees almost three years of production. Since the beginning of the program, ATR has received firm orders for 1,538 aircraft and has delivered 1,278.