Potential for turboprops in Asia-Pacific: ATR

Global leader in turboprop aircraft, ATR anticipates huge demand for the company’s aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region. The company foresees demand for around 750 turboprops aircraft in next 20 years in the region. This does not include China. According to a company, “Asia Pacific is ATR’s largest market globally accounting for over one third of the global fleet. As of today, there are nearly 1,200 ATRs around the world, of which some 420 are in Asia-Pacific.”

Asia-Pacific has the largest number of operational ATRs and also has four of the top 10 operator countries. Around 50 percent of the order backlog is also from Asia-Pacific region. Indonesia, with 99 aircraft, is the largest operator of the ATR aircraft in the world. Malaysia, with 47 aircraft, is at number five followed by India, at sixth position with 46 aircraft. Myanmar, with 34 aircraft, is tenth in the global list.