ATR delivered first ATR 72-600 with new PW127XT engines

The regional aircraft manufacturerúmere one in the world ATR, deliveredó the first ATR 72-600 with the new engine PW127XT for the launch customer Air Corsica. ATR press photo

Following a firm order for five ATR 72-600 new, announced a year agoñor in the Salón BerriesáDub uticoái, This delivery marks an important step in the improvement of the fleet and the sustainable development of Air Corsica, which ensures that the aerosolíneed to continueá fulfilling his missionóservice number púwar with the largest economic aircraftómonkeys, reliable and responsible for the market.

A clear testament to ATR's commitment to investing in technologyíto provide affordable and sustainable regional mobility, the new PW127XT engine offers a reductionón of the 20% in maintenance costs and an improvement in the 3% at fuel consumption in comparisonón with the PW127M, which means a fuel consumption of -45%. and CO2 emissions comparedón with regional aircraft of sizeño similar.

Air Corsica passengers will benefitán high cabin comfort and greater innovationón, since the aircraft will beá Equipped with USB ports to charge electronic devicesóunique during the flight, a novelty in the cabins ATR.

the airínea también optimizeá maintenance of your entire fleet ATR a través of a Global Maintenance Agreement 12 años. This hourly contract covers repair services.ón, reconditioning and commissioningún of L-Replaceable Unitsínea, and includes the availability and maintenance of facilitiesélists, landing gear and leading edges, además of a long-term price agreement for the provisionón of más de 2000 spare units. parts.

The increase in prices of combustible, Rising carbon taxes and increased passenger demand for lower-emission travel mean the aviation industryón isá naturally favoring low-carbon aircraft, like ATR turboprops. Studies show that, even today, if all regional airliners in Europe were replaced by turbohélists, the reductionón of CO2 emissions beíequivalent to the amount of CO2 removed by a forest of around 5000 km2, approximately the area covered by forests in Córiver.