Sat, Feb 03, 2007
Canary Islands Airline Adds ATR 72-500s
ATR and
Canary Islands airline NAYSA announced Thursday the signing of a
contract for two additional new ATR 72-500s, valued at $36 million
in US dollars. The order is in addition to the four ATR 72-500s
NAYSA ordered signed for in September 2006.
The two new aircraft, configured with 72 seats, will be
delivered in 2007 and will be equipped with ATR's "Elegance Cabin,"
sporting LED cabin lighting and the latest communications and
navigation equipment.
"We are really happy to strengthen our partnership and our ties
with NAYSA, as well as with the group Apoyo y Logistica Industrial
Canarias," said ATR CEO Filippo Bagnato. "The ATR aircraft, with
its unbeatable economics, its high standards of comfort as well as
with its lowest level of pollutant emissions, are fully adapted to
the needs of the interisland operators and the ATR 72-500 has been
very successful for many years in the Canary Islands."
Manuel Alvarez, General Manager of NAYSA, added "We are fully
confident in the quality and the performance of the ATR aircraft,
which represents the optimal choice for our interisland operations.
The ATR 72 has proven itself over many years of successful
operations in the Canary Islands. Furthermore, the latest
generation of ATR aircraft will allow us to fly with environment
friendly aircraft characterized by the lowest operating costs and
provide jet-like comfort to our passengers. These were key points
in our decision to add more new ATR 72-500 to our fleet."
NAYSA currently flies 19-seat Beech 1900 aircraft. NAYSA plans
to use its new planes to develop its existing commercial agreement
with Binter Canarias on some interisland connections.
ATR has sold 839 new aircraft (401 ATR 42 and 438 ATR 72 planes)
since the beginning of the program.
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