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 and Aeritalia. 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.
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Aerogaviota–––2––2
AfriJet–––1––1
Air Antilles–––41–5
Air Corsica–––1––1
Air North31––––4
Air Saint-Pierre––––1–1
Air Tahiti––––2–2
AirSWIFT––––2–2
Alpha Star––––1–1
Amakusa Airlines––––1–1
Amelia International–––1––1
American Jet–1––––1
Bahamasair––––3–3
Berjaya Air–––1––1
Blue Ridge Aero Services11––––2
Buddha Air–3––––3
Calm Air41––––5
Canadian North52–6––13
CEIBA Intercontinental–1––––1
Chalair Aviation–––3––3
Cubana de Aviación–––1––1
Danish Air Transport5––2––7
DAT LT–––1––1
DHL de Guatemala1–––––1
DHL Ecuador1–––––1
Druk Air––––1–1
EasyFly–––212–14
Empire Airlines83––––11
FedEx Express116––––17
Fiji Link––––1–1
Fleet Air International–2––––2
Flyme –––1––1
Gatari Air Service–––2––2
Hello Airlines1–––––1
Hevilift–1–4––5
Hevilift Australia–––1––1
Hokkaido Air System––––3–3
Indonesia Air Transport–––1––1
InterCaribbean Airways–––1––1
Japan Air Commuter––––9–9
JSX -----2-2
KrasAvia–––5––5
La Costena–1––––1
LIAT––––3–3
Libyan Airlines–––2––2
Loganair–––52–7
MAP Linhas Aéreas–1–1––2
Mountain Air Cargo62––––8
NyxAir–––2––2
Olympic Air––––3–3
Omni Taxi Aéreo–––1––1
Oriental Air Bridge––––1–1
Overland Airways1––––1
Pakistan International Airlines–––3––3
Pelita Air–––1––1
Precision Air–1–12–4
Rise Air2––1––3
SATENA–––43–7
Silk Avia––––2–2
Silk [Way West Airlines]–––1––1
Sky Express –––4––4
Swiftair5–––––5
Tiko Air1–––––1
Total Linhas Aéreas–––1––1
Travira Air––––1–1
Trigana Air22–1––5
Tropical Air2–––––2
Vensecar Internacional1–––––1
Voepass Linhas Aéreas–––2––2
Wasaya Airways–1––––1
Zimex Aviation11–1––3
Zimex Aviation Austria–2––––2
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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.