ATR (aircraft manufacturer)

Avions de Transport Régional GIE
ATR
Native name
  • Avions de Transport Régional (French)
  • Aerei da Trasporto Regionale (Italian)
Company typeJoint venture
ATR
IndustryAerospace
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
HeadquartersToulouse Blagnac International Airport, ,
France
Key people
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude (CEO)[1]
ProductsATR 42, ATR 72
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.2 billion (2023)[2]
Number of employees
1,300+ (2017)[3]
ParentAirbus (50%)
Leonardo (50%)
Websiteatr-aircraft.com
ATR 42, 22.67 m long
ATR 72, 27.17 m long

ATR (French: Avions de Transport Régional, Italian: Aerei da Trasporto Regionale, lit.'Regional Transport Airplanes') is a Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Blagnac, France, a suburb of Toulouse.[4] The company was founded in 1981 as a joint venture (known as an Economic Interest Group or GIE under French law) between Aérospatiale of France (now Airbus) and Aeritalia (now Leonardo) of Italy.[5] Its main products are the ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft. ATR has sold more than 1,700 aircraft and has over 200 operators in more than 100 countries.

  1. ^ ATR Press Office (17 Sep 2022). "ATR appoints Nathalie Tarnaud Laude as Chief Executive Officer". ATR.
  2. ^ "ATR Achieves Robust Growth in 2023". ATR. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference company-profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Contact". ATR. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2010..
  5. ^ "Milestones". ATR. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.