Toki Air signs LoI for ATR42-600S

At the Dubai Air Show, Toki Air and ATR signed a Letter of Intent (LoI), which outlines the plan for the companies to engage in negotiations to add the ATR42-600S to the Japanese start-up fleet. The ATR42-600S is the Short Take-Off and Landing-variant of the ATR42-600 that is expected to be certified and start commercial operations at the beginning of 2025.

Toki Air, which is based at Niigati is planning to launch flights in Spring 2022 to Nagoya-Chubu, Osaka-Kansai, Sado Shima, Sapporo, Sendai and Tokyo. Last month, it signed a lease-agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital for two ATR72-600s for ten year leases. The aircraft involved are c/n's 1565 (to become JA01QQ) and 1620 (to become JA02QQ).

Illustration by ATR.