Avation exercises purchase rights for five ATR 72-600s, taking net firm ATR orders to 54

Singapore-based lessor Avation has exercised purchase rights to acquire five ATR 72-600 turboprops under a long-term framework agreement with ATR, bringing its net firm ATR orders to 54 aircraft ordered to date and expanding its turboprop portfolio.

Discovered 2026-03-18T07:03:33.086621-07:00 | 2026-03-18T07:03:33.086621-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Avation’s exercise raises its net firm ATR commitments to 54 aircraft, a concrete increase in lessor inventory that alters lease availability and remarketing dynamics for regional turboprops. See ATR’s recent 2025 order/delivery context [source:d98b1cbd-3b01-4045-841b-de8cbf4a3a64].

  • The move reinforces the Avation–ATR framework amid broader platform activity, including recent type certification and operator handovers that support deployment and leasing options [source:2ad312a8-ed27-414e-9d9d-a20df83b90a8], and sits alongside ATR freighter-conversion pathways noted in the market [source:162d3e17-915c-4386-ab8a-26de81d6aeee].

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2026-03-18T07:03:33.086621-07:00
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2026-03-24T05:12:38.287208-07:00
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