TAROM orders ATR72-600s

During the Dubai Air Show, ATR announced that it has signed a firm order with TAROM for three ATR72-600s. The three additional aircraft will be used to replace older ATR42/72-500s in the fleet and will take the total ATR72-600s to seven.

This order is, however, not really a new order, as the airline announced in 2019 it signed a lease-agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital for nine ATR72-600s. Of this deal, TAROM took delivery of four ATR72-600s and decided to cancel the commitment to five more due to the Corona-pandemic. Now, it seems they will source the three aircraft directly from ATR as part of the lease-cancellation.

Photo by ATR.