Japanese startup LINK Airs first ATR72-600 nearing delivery date

LINK Airs is set to take delivery of its first ATR72-600 JA01LK (cn 1120) currently undergoing pre-delivery testing at the Avions de Transport Regional facility in Toulouse Blagnac. The turboprop has now been painted into the start-up's livery and is expected in Japan in time for a Spring 2014 launch with initial flights to include Fukuoka, Matsuyama, Miyazaki and Kita Kyushu.