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Air India Regional inducts first ATR72-600 into fleet – Bangalore Aviation
Air India Regional Alliance Air first ATR72-600 VT-AII. ATR image.
Air India Regional Alliance Air first ATR72-600 VT-AII. ATR image.

Air India Regional inducts first ATR72-600 into fleet

December 18, 2014 3 Comments 547 Views

Air India’s regional subsidiary company Airline Allied Services Ltd. (AASL) which operates the brand “Alliance Air” has inducted the first of five new ATR72-600 turbo-props in to its fleet.

The aircraft registered VT-AII, is leased from Singapore-based aircraft lessor Avation. The livery is painted “Air India Regional”. The right side of the aircraft which is painted in English can be seen in this photo by Jaques Panas.

AASL will receive the balance four more AT72-600s from now until July 2015. The ATR 76-600 is the glass cockpit version of the popular AT72-500, and is powered by Pratt & Whitney 127M engines with a maximum take-off power of 2,750 HP each.

The ATR72s are fitted with the new “Armonia Cabin” design and the Air India aircraft are configured in an all economy 70 seat layout.

The airline already has four ATR42-320s along with Bombardier’s CRJ-700 its fleet of regional aircraft.

ATR a part of the Airbus group has a customer support centre in Bangalore.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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3 comments

  1. Nick
    December 18, 2014 at 18:56

    I think its ATR 72 which has 70 seats. ATR 42 series has only 50 seats

  2. mac
    April 7, 2015 at 18:49

    VT-AII has been off the radar since VT-AIT joined the fleet. I wonder why they had to ground just 2 month old aircraft.

  3. Kilo
    April 7, 2015 at 23:03

    VT-AII is due for a routine check after flying X hours. The company is not in possession of the mandatory spare parts which need to be replaced. So in the excellent interest of the taxpayers money, they have decided to ground the aircraft and keep paying the $200,000 monthly lease rental.

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