ATR to lead EU Clean Aviation projects targeting hybrid-electric ATR 72-600 first flight by 2030

ATR has been selected by the EU’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to lead two projects that will mature hybrid-electric propulsion, high-performance batteries, modern propellers and electrified onboard systems. Working with partners including Safran, Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney Canada, ATR aims to fly an ATR 72-600 testbed by 2030.

Discovered 2025-09-09T02:04:48.700892-07:00 | 2025-09-09T02:04:48.700892-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The EU-backed programme accelerates regional decarbonisation timelines by targeting a demonstrator flight on an ATR 72-600 testbed by 2030, compressing technology maturation and certification work into this decade.

  • The effort builds on supplier-led hybrid-electric demonstrators and R&D — for example, Pratt & Whitney’s conversion of a Dash 8 into a hybrid-electric demonstrator (https://hype.aero/?story=4ab79f23-49ab-4a12-a33f-0b14c67d47ef) and Collins Aerospace’s sustained electric-propulsion R&D (https://hype.aero/?story=5469ef31-a5c2-4281-af1a-f911c017c109).

  • The programme’s inclusion of a thermal engine compatible with 100% SAF links to ATR’s recent industry moves to secure SAF access and supply pathways (https://hype.aero/?story=18dcce23-3a26-4169-bf24-979fb9409fc1), while market demand for ATR 72-600s — seen in recent LOIs and orders — underlines operator interest in lower-emission regional options (https://hype.aero/?story=e9903e69-d898-45cb-89dd-d766c22b1e74).

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