ATR is back in the sky of the USASo far, ATR was represented in the United States. The changes with the Acquisition of turboprop pilot at Silver Airways. The USA had previously been firmly in the hands of the competition of ATR. Just 23 turboprop plane of the French-Italian manufacturer of goods and persons in the United States – including Fedex, Empire Airlines or Charter company Blue Ridge Aero Services. The changes now. Silver Airways has on Monday (22. April), the regular passenger flights with the ATR 42-600. The Premiere led from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Key West International Airport. The airline out of Florida has ordered by 2017, on the leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital 20 ATR and options on a further 30 aircraft secured. Three ATR 42 have already been delivered, a further five and three ATR 72 will follow by the end of the year. Silver Airways replaced with the new turboprop planes, their aging Saab 340, which can accommodate between 12 and 24 passengers less. She plans to expand with bigger and faster machines in the southeastern US, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. The definitive allocation of the order on the ATR 42 and ATR 72 have not yet been determined. Shots of the ATR from Silver Airways, you can see in the above image gallery. |