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.

Airline	300	320	420	500	600	600S	Total
Aerogaviota	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
AfriJet	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Air Antilles	–	–	–	4	1	–	5
Air Corsica	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Air North	3	1	–	–	–	–	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 Services	1	1	–	–	–	–	2
Buddha Air	–	3	–	–	–	–	3
Calm Air	4	1	–	–	–	–	5
Canadian North	5	2	–	6	–	–	13
CEIBA Intercontinental	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
Chalair Aviation	–	–	–	3	–	–	3
Cubana de Aviación	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Danish Air Transport	5	–	–	2	–	–	7
DAT LT	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
DHL de Guatemala	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
DHL Ecuador	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Druk Air	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
EasyFly	–	–	–	2	12	–	14
Empire Airlines	8	3	–	–	–	–	11
FedEx Express	11	6	–	–	–	–	17
Fiji Link	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Fleet Air International	–	2	–	–	–	–	2
Flyme (Villa Air)	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Gatari Air Service	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
Hello Airlines	1	–	–	–	–	–	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 (airline)	-	--	-	-	2	-	2
KrasAvia	–	–	–	5	–	–	5
La Costena	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
LIAT	–	–	–	–	3	–	3
Libyan Airlines	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
Loganair	–	–	–	5	2	–	7
MAP Linhas Aéreas	–	1	–	1	–	–	2
Mountain Air Cargo	6	2	–	–	–	–	8
NyxAir	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
Olympic Air	–	–	–	–	3	–	3
Omni Taxi Aéreo	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Oriental Air Bridge	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Overland Airways	1		–	–	–	–	1
Pakistan International Airlines	–	–	–	3	–	–	3
Pelita Air	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Precision Air	–	1	–	1	2	–	4
Rise Air	2	–	–	1	–	–	3
SATENA	–	–	–	4	3	–	7
Silk Avia	–	–	–	–	2	–	2
Silk Way West Airlines	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Sky Express (Greece)	–	–	–	4	–	–	4
Swiftair	5	–	–	–	–	–	5
Tiko Air	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total Linhas Aéreas	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Travira Air	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Trigana Air	2	2	–	1	–	–	5
Tropical Air	2	–	–	–	–	–	2
Vensecar Internacional	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Voepass Linhas Aéreas	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
Wasaya Airways	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
Zimex Aviation	1	1	–	1	–	–	3
Zimex Aviation Austria	–	2	–	–	–	–	2
Total	61	35	0	71	62	0	229

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
Indonesian Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance: An ATR 42-320, operated by Trigana Air.
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
BonaireExel
Canadian Regional Airlines
Colombian Air Force
Colombian National Police
Croatia Airlines
Dutch Antilles Express
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
NordStar
Nusantara Air Charter
Polish Air Force leased one ATR 42-300 for six months in 2002.
Royal Air Maroc - 4 ATR 42-300.
Ryanair - 3 ATR 42-300 and 1 ATR 42-320
SBA Airlines - 2 ATR 42-300 and 12 ATR 42-320.
Si Fly - 3 ATR 42-300.
Silver Airways
Thai Airways
TransAsia Airways
West Wind Aviation
Ohana by Hawaiian