ATR Turboprop Aircraft

Discover more about the characteristics that make each model unique. Additionally, visit the dedicated page for each variant to take part in a virtual tour of the interiors of ATR turboprop aircraft and cockpit.  

Learn more about the highly-efficient technology behind turboprops, what they are, how the engine works, and in what contexts and environments they prove particularly useful.  

The ATR 42 and ATR 72 series have the same fuselage cross section, use the same systems, share the same engines and propellers, as well as the same cockpit, allowing for common type rating or cross crew qualification (CCQ). This results in major cost savings for operators in terms of flight crew training and maintenance. Some 90% of the spare parts are common to both models.

On regional routes turbo propellers are the most efficient engines burning twice less fuel than turbojets, because they have a different propulsion system from the turboprop: the energy created drives a propeller in return. Because of the large diameter propeller, they require less power, so less fuel to accelerate the air. The turboprop will burn up to 45% less fuel, and emit up to 45% less CO2

Thanks to their ability to fly in extreme cold (-45°C) and extreme hot (+50°C) temperatures, ATR aircraft can be operated in all regions of the world.