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FedEx Express orders up
to 50 ATR 72-600F freighter planes
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[November 08, 2017]
PARIS (Reuters) - ATR, the
world's largest maker of turboprop planes, announced on
Wednesday an order from FedEx Express for up to 50 of
its 72-600F freighter planes. |
FedEx planes on the tarmac during the presentation of
the future extension of the FedEx hub in Roissy-en-France,
North of Paris, France, October 18, 2016.
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ATR, which is a joint venture between Airbus <AIR.PA> and
Italian company Leonardo <LDOF.MI>, said the FedEx order
comprised a firm commitment to buy 30 of the planes, with an
option to buy another 20.
The deliveries of the ATR 72-600Fs to FedEx Express will begin
in 2020, added ATR.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, editing by Louise Heavens)
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