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Toki Air‘s first ATR 72-600 arrives in Niigata
October 11th 2022
Niigata-headquartered start-up carrier, Toki Air, has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 turboprop, on lease from NAC. Read More » The airline intends to commence commercial service in 2023. “We will be pleased to start operating our ATR 72-600 aircraft soon,” Toki Air representative director, Masaki Hasegawa, said. “This first aircraft will allow us to serve our higher purpose of providing a responsible and reliable air connection to the communities of Niigata Prefecture and surrounding regions.” ATR CEO, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, added: “Our long-term relationship with NAC and the confidence of the lessor community in our aircraft means new airlines like Toki Air can offer their passengers the most modern and sustainable airplane on the regional market.” Toki Air, which has a 10-year global maintenance agreement with ATR to support the fleet, is the fourth airline in Japan to operate ATR aircraft.
