ATR Opens Beijing Office

Turboprop manufacturer ATR, has opened a Representative Office in Beijing, China.

For nearly 20 years China has been a strategic partner and supplier for ATR. Key airframe sections and some components of the wings of ATR aircraft are produced by Xian Aircraft Company (XAC), a subsidiary of AVIC.

The establishment of the Representative Office in Beijing enables ATR to further develop and strengthen relationships with Chinese partners, potential customers and the Chinese authorities.

The new ATR Office is located at Tianzhu Airport and is led by VP Sales China & Chief Representative Wang Qi.

“As China boosts short-distance regional air transport among small and medium-sized cities, fuel-efficient turboprops are being recognized as the perfect solution to China’s dispersed yet large population. With low running and maintenance costs, high usage rates and small-airfield landing capability, the new generation ATRs are ideally suited to the Chinese short-haul flight market,” said Tom Anderson, Senior Vice President Commercial and Customer Support for ATR. “Opening ATR’s Beijing Office is a natural step forward in our efforts to build up partner relationships while enhancing our capabilities to meet the customer’s needs.”

There are currently more than 350 ATR aircraft, including more than 100 ATR 72-600s, in operation in the Asia-Pacific region in the livery of 55 different airlines.