News
Mandarin Airlines adds another ATR 72-600 to order book
October 14th 2024
China Airlines (CAL) subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines, has committed to a 7th ATR 72-600 with delivery in the first quarter of calendar 2026. Read More » The top up acquisition follows the carrier’s signing for six 72-600s at the 2023 Paris Air show. Three of the six turboprops have arrived at the domestic airline with the remaining -600s to join its fleet in second half 2025. Mandarin Airlines has 12 72-600s in service. “The addition of this new ATR 72-600 underscores our confidence in ATR as the preferred platform to serve the island’s domestic markets responsibly,” Mandarin Airlines chair, Kao Shing-Hwang, said. ATR CEO, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, said: “Mandarin Airlines has consistently unlocked opportunities for Taiwanese communities in a responsible and cost-effective manner in the past seven years. We are grateful for their continued trust in ATR’s capabilities.”