SINGAPORE AIRSHOW, 15 FEB 2022 | India's Alliance Air signs a deal with ATR for new ATR 42-600 turboprop jets via TrueNoord at the 2022 Singapore Airshow.
Deliveries are slated to begin in the middle of this year. These new aircraft will be in addition to their current ATR 72-600 jets to support the airline's mission of serving challenging airfields in the Himalayas, which are exposed to high temperatures and are located at high altitudes.
Vineet Sood, CEO of Alliance Air, said:
Our relationship with ATR started 20 years ago, and ever since we have been building a network that truly serves Indian communities, delivering comfortable, reliable and affordable air services. Thanks to the unique features of the ATR 42-600, Alliance Air will proudly fulfil the mission assigned by the Indian government to make the most inaccessible regions accessible.
The flight schedule of Alliance Air are structured in a manner which enables easy connections to / from smaller cities via the hubs of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad. Alliance Air provides connections to International stations through its hubs.