By Judson Rollins

Jan. 15, 2024, © Leeham News: For the second year in a row, ATR fell short of its stated production targets.

ATR delivered just 25 new aircraft in 2022 and 35 in 2023. The latter was five short of its stated target. In early 2023, the manufacturer said supply chain and staffing shortages were the two main reasons for its 2022 shortfall. It has not yet discussed what went wrong last year.

At last year’s Paris Air Show, ATR said it wants to deliver 80 aircraft per year by 2026. However, this seems unrealistic given the OEM’s current order book of 176 aircraft, according to recent data viewed by LNA.

ATR STOL test aircraft. Source: v1Images.com.

Summary

• Turboprop demand forecasts seem questionable.
• ATR is delaying its timeline for a new eco turboprop.
• Progress continues on a future STOL variant.