List of ATR 42 operators

The ATR 42 is a regional airliner produced by Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France.

On 4 November 1981, the aircraft was launched with ATR, as a joint venture between French Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.). The number "42" in its name is derived from the aircraft's original standard seating capacity of 42 passengers.

Civilian operators


In July 2017, 232 ATR 42s were in airline service and 10 were in order backlog: 106 in Americas, 67 in Europe, 38 in Asia, Pacific and the Middle East, and 21 in Africa.

On 1 August 2017 Silver Airways placed orders for 20 ATR 42–600 aircraft, marking the entry of the −600 into the U.S. market, with four in service as of the fourth quarter 2019.

By November 2018, Loganair was to replace its Saab 340s and Saab 2000s, costly to operate and maintain, mostly the 2000, with around 20 ATR 42s over four to five years from the third quarter of 2019.

Military operators


As of August 2022, 6 ATR 42s were in military service.
 * Colombian Navy: 1
 * Nigerian Air Force: 2 MPAs
 * Myanmar Air Force: 3 special mission aircraft
 * Senegalese Air Force: 1

Government operators

 * French Service des avions français instrumentés pour la recherche en environnement: An ATR42-320 used for environmental research purposes (F-HMTO)
 * Italian Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard: 3 MPs
 * Italian Guardia di Finanza: 5 MPs
 * Senegal Asecna

Former operators



 * Aer Lingus Regional
 * Aero Trasporti Italiani
 * Aeromar
 * Air France Hop - 13 ATR 42-500s.
 * Air Lithuania - 3 ATR 42-300s.
 * Air Littoral
 * Air Mandalay - 2 ATR 42-300 and 2 ATR 42-320
 * American Eagle Airlines
 * Aces Colombia
 * Bangkok Airways
 * Canadian Regional Airlines
 * Colombian Air Force
 * Colombian National Police
 * Croatia Airlines
 * Finncomm Airlines
 * Gabonese Air Force
 * Inter-Canadien
 * Iran Aseman Airlines - 1 ATR 42-300.
 * Israir
 * Libyan Air Force (1951–2011): 1 MP
 * Línea Turística Aereotuy
 * Nordic Regional Airlines
 * Nusantara Air Charter
 * Polish Air Force leased one ATR 42-300 for six months in 2002.
 * Royal Air Maroc - 4 ATR 42-300.
 * SBA Airlines - 2 ATR 42-300 and 12 ATR 42-320.
 * Si Fly - 3 ATR 42-300.
 * Thai Airways
 * TransAsia Airways
 * West Wind Aviation