Brazil’s Passaredo places firm order for 10 ATR 72-600s

Brazil’s Passaredo Linhas Aéreas took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 via an Air Lease Corp. (ALC) lease Tuesday, and also announced a contract with ATR to directly purchase 10 72-600s valued at more than $200 million at list prices.

Passaredo will take delivery of three more leased ATR 62-700s and the 10 purchased 72-600s over the next 31 months, meaning it will operate 14 of the type by the end of 2014. It also has options on 10 more of the type. The carrier will add two leased ATR 72-500s to its fleet this year.