Air Algerie has taken quick delivery of the first ATR 72-500 in a batch of four ordered last year. ATR disclosed the agreement only in December, but the first 66-seat turboprop was handed over in Toulouse on 11 February. Air Algerie already operates eight of the type. The other three on order, which will take the fleet to 12, will be introduced this year. The carrier is to install a new flight simulator and ATR is to lend assistance to the project.
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Source: Flight International
New Saudi Arabian national carrier Riyadh Air aims to make a decision in the first half of next year on a further widebody aircraft order, as it ponders a deal for either Airbus A350-1000s or Boeing 777X jets.
Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier FlyBondi has entered into its first wet-leasing agreement with the Spanish airline AlbaStar.
Canadian regional operator Rise Air will be the country’s launch customer for the ATR 72-600, after it placed a firm order for one aircraft to be delivered in 2025.
