During the worst days of the pandemic, many regional and remote communities relied on turboprops to deliver urgent medical personnel, supplies, and services and to keep them connected to the outside world, particularly in areas with airstrips that could not handle jets. As jets sat grounded, aircraft like the ATR or Dash 8 kept those connections alive, highlighting propellor aircraft’s important role in commercial aviation.
A 13-year partnership keeps growing
France-based ATR, a joint venture between aerospace giants Airbus and Leonardo, is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial turboprop aircraft, with its planes operated by more than 200 companies in 100 countries. Avation PLC is a commercial passenger aircraft leasing company headquartered in Singapore. It focuses on new technology and low-CO2 emission aircraft, with aircraft operated by 16 airlines in 14 countries.
Avation PLC (LON:AVAP) is a commercial passenger aircraft leasing company owning a fleet of aircraft which it leases to airlines across the world. Avation’s future focus are new technology low CO2 emission aircraft.