Thursday, January 6 2005 17:28 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: Air Deccan would buy 30 new ATR72-500 aircraft from Avions de Transport Regionale, a France-based aircraft manufacturer, ATR said today (Jan 6, 2005).

ATR said in a statement in Bangalore that it would also sell six second-hand aircrafts to Air Deccan. The delivery would begin this year.

ATR72-500 aircraft would be delivered in a 72-seat configuration. Presently, Air Deccan operates 13 ATRs.