The ATR family is a popular passenger and freighter turboprop aircraft that was first developed in 1988. The aircraft type was created by a joint venture of Aérospatiale – known as Avions de transport régional in French or Aeri da Trasporto Regionale in Italian. The ATR 72 was produced from the original and smaller variant, the ATR 42, which was first produced in 1984.
Over the last four decades, the aircraft has transported millions of passengers all over the world, with its performance competing with another famous turboprop aircraft: the De Havilland Dash 8 series. The ATR 42 and ATR 72 have unique features that set them apart from other regional and turboprop aircraft. Each aircraft type has its own respective variants, albeit the ATR 42 is no longer produced.
As a participant in the European Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative, ATR has been focused on sustainability since 2008. The planemaker developed an advanced variant of the ATR-72, known as the ATR 72-600 series, which was broadly similar to the ATR 72-500, but had improved engines and a new cockpit. Multiple variants & sub-variants ATR is only producing the 72-600 variant, which is the latest of several ATR 72 series: ATR 72-100: Included the 72-100 and 72-102 sub-variants.
The -101 was produced with front and rear passenger doors, while the -102 was developed with a front cargo door and rear passenger door. ATR 72-200 (original production version): Included the 72-201 and 72-202 sub-variants. The -201 has .