On June 8, ATR CEO Stefano Bortoli visited Japan for the first time in two years and held a press conference in Tokyo. ATR believes that air transportation is indispensable for domestic travel and logistics in Japan, an archipelago of islands, and expects to have 100 ATR aircraft in operation in Japan in the near future.
At the beginning of the meeting, CEO Stefano Bortoli explained the current situation and the future. ATR, the largest regional aircraft (inter-regional passenger aircraft), has delivered 1,600 aircraft to date in 100 countries and has sold 1,800 aircraft. It entered the Japanese market in 2016 and has delivered 15 aircraft so far. They are operated by Amakusa Airline, JAC (Japan Air Commuter), and HAC (Hokkaido Air System). In addition to these, the company plans to deliver to ORC (Oriental Air Bridge), based in Nagasaki, and TOKI AIR, based in Niigata, which aims to begin service by the end of 2022.
He also presented the company’s achievements in 2021. The company has delivered 31 new aircraft on five continents, with the memorable 1,600th aircraft delivered to Air New Zealand. The company has opened 131 new routes using its aircraft. The company is also constantly investing in technology, and has conducted test flights using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), with the goal of obtaining certification by 2025.
In addition, he explained the adoption of Pratt & Whitney’s new PW127XT engine and the establishment of an increased production system with the goal of delivering 50 aircraft per year by 2024. Compared to regional jets of the same size, ATR’s aircraft can reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 40%. “ATR can provide an aircraft that can contribute to the Japanese government’s goal of a 46% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030,” he said, emphasizing the superiority of the company’s aircraft.
Fabrice Vauthier, Senior Vice President in charge of Commercial, then explained the strategy. Currently, the need for transport aircraft is much greater than before due to the boom in e-commerce, and 140 ATR freighters are in operation, with 17 passenger aircraft converted to freighters in 2021. ATR 72-600F aircraft are also in the lineup as dedicated cargo planes, with six already in operation.
The company also states that it is approaching the time to replace its previously introduced fleet, with more than 1,200 aircraft expected to be renewed worldwide, and this is also true for Japan. In addition to the mainstay ATR 42-600 (30-50 seats) and ATR 72-600 (44-78 seats), the development of the ATR 42-600S with STOL (short takeoff and landing) f and landing) specifications, which has been completed and is currently under testing, requires a runway length of only 800m and can be installed at small airportless than 1000ms with runways less than 1000m long. He said that the ATR 42-600S, which is a STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft, has a short 800-meter runway and can be inith runways of troduced at smaller airports with runways of 1,000 meters or less.
In fact, TokyAir, which is aiming to start flights to Sado Airport, is also planning to introduce this new aircraft, and the aircraft will be delivered in 2025 or later.
or later.Jiro Yoshida, the company’s Japan representative, also explained that the company’s aircraft are suited for Japan. The company’s “into life” concept is rooted in people’s liven people’s lives, and the company aims to be an indispensable vehicle in the infrastructure of daily life.
Mr. Yoshida gave a presentation on “Enjoying Travel,” “Enriching Local Lives,” and “Building Bridges for Reconstruction. Regarding travel, he stressed that the flight altitude flight altitude is generally less than 6,000 m, and the wings are attached to the top, which gives a wide field of vision, and the ability to see spectacular scenethe concept of ry will change the concept of travel. Regarding the development of local life, he explained that in addition to investment in regional development, the system can f people’s live contribute to the enrichment of people’s lives through transportation. Regarding reconstruction, he explained that in the unique circumstances of Japan, which is pused to reach prone to natural disasters, air routes can be used to reach people immediately when land routes are blocked, and that the 97 airports located throughout Japan can be effectively utilized.
>At the end of the presentation, Stefano Bortoli took the stage again to introduce the next-generation ATR EVO airplane, which is currently under development.
t will solve th by 20% overallEVO is an acronym for Evolution, and the company claims that it will be an aircraft that can be proposed as a solution to issues for the future. Specifically, ioperational cost will solve the issues faced by the aviation industry, such as “sustainability,” “versatility,” and “low-cost introduction,” and it aims to use 100% SAF, improve fuel efficiency by 20% overall, and reduce CO2 emissions by 20%. Furthermore, the company claims that it can also solve several operational issues by cutting maintenance costs by 20% and other operational costs by two digits.
30. He explaineThey are currently working with system providers and airlines and plan to make a full decision by 2023, with the intention of introducing it to the market by 2030. He explained the concept behind the ATR EVO: “We believe this next generation of aircraft is the future of responsible and decarbonized air transportation.”
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