ATR: Firm 113 Aircraft Sold in Outstanding 2017

• ATR brings book-to-bill ratio to 1.45
• The turboprop manufacturer stabilises turnover at historical US$ 1.8 billion level

Toulouse, January 22, 2018 – ATR achieved outstanding commercial results in 2017, booking firm orders for 113 aircraft, along with 40 options (see table below). The level of firm sales in 2017 tripled the number of orders received in 2016 (36). In 2017, the ATR turboprops once again ranked first among all the sales of regional aircraft below 90 seats.

The turboprop manufacturer delivered 80 aircraft (70 new ATR 72-600s, 8 new ATR 42-600s and 2 second hand ATRs), and reached a book-to-bill ratio of 1.45. ATR secured a solid backlog representing three years of production. ATR also stabilised its annual turnover at US$ 1.8 billon, among the best performing financial results of its over-35-years history.
In 2017, ATR has sold aircraft in every region of the world and in particular has invested substantially in growing markets. In the last year, ATR has developed its support capabilities with the introduction of two new training simulators, while two additional simulators will be introduced soon. Last year, ATR achieved also the milestone of having 300 of its aircraft covered by the comprehensive total care support Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA).

                                           FIRM ORDERS - 2017

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AIRLINE	COUNTRY	AIRCRAFT
IndiGo	India	50 ATR 72-600
FedEx	USA	30 ATR 72-600F
Iran Air	Iran	20 ATR 72-600
Mandarin Airlines	Taiwan	6 ATR 72-600
Air Senegal	Senegal	2 ATR 72-600
Air Tahiti	France	1 ATR 72-600
Bahamasair	Bahamas	1 ATR 72-600
BRA	Sweden	1 ATR 72-600
Japan Air Commuter	Japan	1 ATR 42-600
Undisclosed	Undisclosed	1 ATR 72-600

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