ATR pitches US regional airlines on a three-class turboprop with forward boarding

<p>ATR hopes to enter production by 2030, pending commercial orders to justify the undertaking. Franco-Italian airframer ATR is again pitching US carriers on a three-class turboprop to replace ageing regional jets. The company hopes to capitalise on an industry-wide premiumisation push and congested airspace to sell an aircraft type – a turboprop – unfamiliar to…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/2026/09/atr-pitches-us-regional-airlines-on-a-three-class-turboprop-with-forward-boarding/">ATR pitches US regional airlines on a three-class turboprop with forward boarding</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com">FlightGlobal</a>.</p>