Nov 8 (Reuters) - China has certified the ATR 42-600 regional turboprop, Franco-Italian planemaker ATR said on Tuesday in a long-awaited announcement coinciding with the start of the Zhuhai Airshow.

Chinese civil aviation regulators have validated the type certificate of the ATR 42-600, clearing the turboprop for operations in the country. Clearance by the Civil Aviation Administration of China ...

Buddha Air has decommissioned the first ATR 42-320 it acquired, after 16 years mainly serving Nepal’s domestic air routes. The plane with call sign 9N-AIN with 47 seat capacity was one of three ...

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has conducted the maiden flight of a short take-off variant of its ATR 42-600 from Francazal airport near Toulouse. The 30- to 50-seat aircraft, designated the 42-600S, is ...

The elementary parts of the ATR 42's rear fuselage are manufactured in China by Xian Aircraft, a subsidiary of Avic, which also works on the aircraft's outer metallic wingbox. Credit: ATR In the span ...

Gabonese airline Afrijet has signed a firm order for one ATR 42-600, with an option for one more, with regional aircraft manufacturer ATR. The aircraft will replace Afrijet’s former generation ATR ...