Less glamourous than the part of the aviation industry that deals in jets, regional transport by means of turboprop aircraft continues to be the lifeline of our world. And in this segment, there is no ...

DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Franco-Italian ATR is poised to announce an upgrade to the engines of its turboprop aircraft family as competition heats up in the market for regional propeller planes. The ...

Credit: Victoria Moores/ATW Turboprop manufacturer ATR has teamed up with existing partner Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&W) to work on future engine iterations, including potential powerplants for ATR’s ...

ATR is to re-engine its 42- and 72-600 twin-turboprops with a new update of the PW127 powerplant and has secured long-term operator Air Corsica as launch customer with an order for five aircraft. To ...

European aircraft manufacturer ATR has launched the newest version of its turboprop family, the so-called -600 series, and says the aircraft will be progressively introduced during the second half of ...

New engines are more fuel efficient and less expensive to operate than previous models LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, ATR ...

LYON—An ATR 72-600 prototype has performed a series of ground and flight tests with one of its turboprop engines running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR on ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Pratt & Whitney's grip on the regional turboprop market could come under threat after Europe's ATR said it would look closely at alternative engines for its planes in future.