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Post by someone on May 15, 2014 7:12:57 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on May 15, 2014 10:20:36 GMT 1
Seems that ATR will have another good sales year.
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Post by philidor on May 15, 2014 18:54:23 GMT 1
I understand that Airbus Group wants to reap the benefits of this breakthrough instead of hurrying to launch a new larger ATR aircraft ...
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Post by XWB on May 15, 2014 20:36:47 GMT 1
I understood the same. Not really a problem, but if they wait too long, someone else will launch a 90-seat turboprop.
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Post by FabienA380 on May 15, 2014 23:54:55 GMT 1
Could the ATR72-600 be stretched further?..... or it should 'be' probably a brand new aircraft?....  |
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Post by XWB on May 16, 2014 8:53:55 GMT 1
It could, but it would eat into the performance of the aircraft. And a more powerful engine will make the aircraft heavier.
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Post by philidor on May 16, 2014 13:20:21 GMT 1
This is an old aircraft type, it can be modernised but I don't think it has potential for an entirely new derivative.
The market trend seems to favour larger aircraft. I am sure ATR will have to go clean sheet, probably by the end of the decade.
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Post by XWB on May 17, 2014 19:10:50 GMT 1
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Post by s543 on May 17, 2014 19:57:44 GMT 1
Up to that this market is really not very large. So the question is how long it would take for the new design to pay of.
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Post by someone on Jul 10, 2014 17:56:28 GMT 1
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