Jakarta – ATR, the joint-venture between Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and the Airbus Group, and Indonesia’s Lion Air signed a 1 billion US$ contract. This is the largest order of ATR aircraft in the last 20 years. The contract, signed at the Cabinet Office by Patrick de Castelbajac, ATR’s CEO and Rusdi Kirana, President of Lion Group, is for the provision of 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft, to meet the growing demand for short and medium haul air transport in the Indonesian and Southeastern Asia region. According to the agreement, to which SACE has provided an outstanding financial support, deliveries will start from January 2016 and will continue until December 2018. The new aircraft will be added to the 60 ATR 72 already ordered by Lion Air from 2008. (9colonne)
