The arrival of these new ATR 72-600s will start in November
2013. The aircraft will be configured with 70 seats, and will feature the
“Armonia” cabin, giving the ATR ‘-600s’ the highest standards of comfort in a
regional aircraft. The aircraft will be used for the development of both
tourism and business throughout the Indonesian archipelago as well as to feed
Garuda Indonesia’s main hubs.
This agreement confirms ATR's success in the countries of
Southeast Asia, where since 2005 it has won a large majority of contracts for
regional aircraft below 90 seats, with orders for some 170 aircraft
region-wide. ATR’s success in the region is particularly strong in the
Indonesian market, for which it has received orders for over 85 firm aircraft
since 2008, and where some one hundred ATRs will be in operation within the
next two years. It clearly illustrates the strong domestic traffic development
that Indonesia is living and the appropriate solution offered by ATR to fulfil
this growth.
This new deal for 35 ATR 72-600s also underlines NAC’s role
as a key player in the regional aircraft leasing business. The Danish lessor is
substantially building up its portfolio with modern ATR turboprops and recently
placed a record order for 90 ATR -600s, at this year’s Paris Airshow. NAC is
playing a major contribution in both developing and expanding regional aviation
operations all over the world. In the near future, with the arrival of these
new aircraft, NAC will manage a fleet of some 150 ATRs.
With regard to this announcement, the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, said that the signing
agreement is part of the airline’s “Quantum Leap 2011-2015” transformation and
expansion program, especially to broaden and strengthen Garuda’s flight network
domestically, while at the same time enhance service to the customers by
offering a wider choice of destinations and travel options. He added: “We are
very happy to be developing our regional business with ATR 72-600s, the
aircraft which stand out as one of the best choice for short-haul flights and
operations between the various islands of Indonesia. In deploying our airline,
we need aircraft offering the latest in technology and comfort for our
customers. ATR 72-600s provide the perfect combination of most modern
technologies and lowest operating costs for regional networks.”
The company’s unflagging efforts to develop its network of
destinations and improve service quality is part of the airline’s move to join
the SkyTeam global alliance in March 2014 and in anticipation of 2015’s ASEAN
Open Sky policy. Moreover, as a flag carrier, Garuda is committed to increasing
national connectivity in accordance with the Masterplan for Acceleration and
Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development program.
Martin Møller, Chairman of NAC, declared: “We are pleased to
further expand our business both with Garuda and ATR and to contribute to
deploy optimal regional air connectivity across Indonesia. South East Asia is
definitely providing us with huge leasing potential and the ATR 72-600s
perfectly match the requirements for short-haul travel in terms of low
operating costs, comfort and ability to operate in small airfields and remote
areas”.
Filippo Bagnato, Chief Executive Officer of ATR, said: “We
are honoured by the fact that Garuda Indonesia is selecting ATR aircraft to
expand their regional business and we are pleased to further consolidate our
partnership with NAC, which has been instrumental in cementing this deal. This
agreement highlights the strong commercial success of the ATR 72-600 in Asia,
where it has become the new benchmark for the development of regional air
connectivity”. He also reaffirmed that “the deployment of the ATR customer
support offer in Southeast Asia is a major component of our success and we will
continue investing to support and further develop this growing region”.
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