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New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of Contracts and News Briefs this month.

Air Algerie is the launch customer for ATR and Swiss-AS’s new digital maintenance documentation service.

The recovery rate of super-short-haul flights lags in Southeast Asia and the number of turboprop aircraft in the region has dropped significantly, a study says.

Hydrogen is conspicuous by its absence from ATR's latest product development strategy that looks out over the next decade and beyond.

To encourage its operators to use performance-based navigation, ATR has released compelling numbers related to safety improvements.

Turboprop leasing startup Abelo has signed on with ATR for 10 ATR 72-600s, with options for an additional 10.

While regional airlines still face constraints, a recent industry gathering in Washington spoke to improvements and further innovations ahead.

Sales and strategy expert Christian Scherer to run Airbus Commercial Aircraft.

The departure of Mark Dunnachie from ATR will see the industry veteran leave after five years with the OEM to join ACIA Aero Leasing.

Startup begins converting 70-seat Dash 8 Q400 to test a 2-megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain.

Brazil's Azul is seeing promising signs in business demand as corporate travel volume recently reached pre-pandemic levels.

Aging fleets, cargo conversions and sustainability initiatives are driving life-extension MRO work for older turboprops.

Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.

Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has appointed Alexis Vidal, a seasoned marketing and sales expert, as SVP commercial, succeeding Fabrice Vautier.

ATR aims to progressively ramp up deliveries to 80 per year by the second half of the decade, following a weaker-than-expected performance in 2022.

ATR has delayed a go-ahead decision for the future EVO turboprop family from 2023 to early 2025 to consider engine options.

Recently-appointed ATE CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude discusses supply chain and delivery challenges, and the futuristic EVO project.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

ATR claims its 70-seat-class ATR 72-600 cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 45%, compared with equivalent regional jets.

Turboprop aircraft OEM has targeted savings through software partnership rollouts.

A significant improvement in energy efficiency for a novel de-icing system has been demonstrated under the EU’s Clean Sky 2 public-private partnership.

The company’s unorthodox methods can be seen in its preparations for ATR 72 flight tests.

Without production challenges, around 30 aircraft might have been delivered last year—still a low number compared with the previous decade.

In an interview, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude says she is planning on progressively increasing the OEM’s annual output to 80 aircraft.

As of February 2023, 12% of the in-service fleet is classed as being in either parked or parked/reserve status.