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30 November 2023

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ATR appoints new Senior Vice-President Engineering

Alessandro Amendola has been appointed as new Senior Vice-President Engineering of ATR. He will be responsible for all the engineering activities related to the fields of certification and airworthiness, customization, systems and propulsion, structures, flight tests, flight technologies, support, and quality, processes and methods. He will also closely work with the Programs directorate, providing engineering support and solutions in the definition of new aircraft developments. He will report to ATR's Chief Executive Officer Patrick de Castelbajac, and will sit on the Executive Committee. He replaces Carmine Orsi, which mandate expired at the end of 2015.

Alessandro started his career in Magnaghi Aeronautica in 1980 as responsible of after-sales assistance and maintenance. He then joined Aeritalia, where he stayed until 1994. That year he moved to CIRA (Italian Aerospace Research Center) as Aeronautics program Director. He transferred back to Alenia (formerly Aeritalia) where he held various managerial positions in the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and in the Marketing & Business Development directorates, such as Head of New Projects, of Surveillance Systems and of the CleanSky programme. His last position before joining ATR was Chief Engineering of Next Generation Turboprop (NGTP).

He is graduated as Aeronautical Engineer from the Federico II University of Naples (Italy).

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ATR is the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer with its ATR 42 and 72, the best-selling aircraft in the below 90-seat market segment. The unifying vision of the company is to accelerate sustainable connections for people, communities and businesses, no matter how remote. Flown by some 200 airlines in over 100 countries, ATR aircraft opened 160 new routes in 2023, facilitating the development of territories and enabling access to crucial services like healthcare and education. Thanks to ATR’s focus on continuous innovation and the intrinsic efficiency of the turboprop technology, ATR aircraft are the most advanced, versatile, cost-effective and lowest-emission regional aircraft on the market, emitting 45% less CO2 than similar-size regional jets. In January 2022, we flew the first ever commercial aircraft using 100% SAF in both engines. ATR is a joint-venture between Airbus and Leonardo.

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