Caribbean Airlines receive its first ATR 72-600

TOULOUSE, FRANCE, 09 Nov. 2011.Caribbean Airlines received its first ATR 72-600 aircraft in Toulouse today. The Port-of-Spain-based carrier, which becomes one of the very first operators of the new ‘ATR -600 series’, booked a $200 million-valued contract for the purchase of a total of 9 of these aircraft earlier this year. The aircraft are configured with 68 seats.

With the new ATR 72-600 delivered today, Caribbean Airlines will start replacing its fleet of five 50-seat Q-300s and introduce newer and most technologically advanced turboprops into its domestic routes. The airline will also add passenger capacity and develop new routes and frequencies within Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Airlines will also operate some of its new ATR 72-600s in the domestic route network of Air Jamaica, which was recently acquired by Trinidad and Tobago’s flag carrier.

ATR 140 aircraft are in operation in Latin America, with over 60 currently on order.