India's FLY91 orders 40 ATR aircraft for around $1 billion

Leonardo

03/09/2026 14:09

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Indian regional airline FLY91 has ordered 40 ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft for around $1 billion, ATR — a joint venture between Leonardo LDOF.MI and Airbus  AIR.PA — said on Thursday, in what it described as its largest contract in a decade.
The order is the largest secured by ATR in a decade and comes as India's regional aviation market expands, boosting demand for turboprop aircraft on short-haul routes.

• FLY91 currently operates six ATR aircraft; the order will grow its fleet to 46
• Deliveries are scheduled between 2027 and 2032
• The order brings ATR's 2026 total to 54 aircraft, already surpassing its full-year 2025 net orders of 50
• Around 70 ATR aircraft already fly in India, operated by IndiGo, Alliance Air and FLY91

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 (Reporting by Romolo Tosiani in Gdansk; Editing by Matt Scuffham)
 ((Romolo.Tosiani@tr.com))