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11/04/1981

-45.0 years

Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

Aérospatiale and Aeritalia Sign the ATR Cooperation Agreement

Paris, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, France

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Aérospatiale and Aeritalia Sign the ATR Cooperation Agreement

Starts 11/04/1981CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE

ATR's own milestones page: "November 4, 1981 The Cooperation Agreement launching the ATR program is signed in Paris".^[1]

On 4 November 1981 the chairmen of Aeritalia and Aérospatiale signed in Paris the cooperation agreement that launched the ATR programme and its first aircraft, the ATR 42.

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08/16/1984

-42.2 years

七月二十 National Rum Day Drinking rum cocktails

Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

ATR 42 Prototype Makes Its First Flight at Toulouse

Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac, Avenue du Parc, Cantegril, Blagnac, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France métropolitaine, 31700, France

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ATR 42 Prototype Makes Its First Flight at Toulouse

Starts 08/16/1984CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE

ATR's milestones page: "August 16, 1984 The ATR 42 makes its first flight. The aircraft takes off for its maiden test flight from Toulouse, France".^[1]

The first ATR 42 took off from Toulouse on 16 August 1984, 33 months after Aérospatiale and Aeritalia signed the ATR agreement.

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12/03/1985

-40.9 years

十月廿二 National Green Bean Casserole Day Eating green bean casserole

Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

Air Littoral Takes Delivery of the First ATR 42

Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac, Avenue du Parc, Cantegril, Blagnac, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France métropolitaine, 31700, France

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Air Littoral Takes Delivery of the First ATR 42

Starts 12/03/1985CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE

ATR's milestones page: "December 3, 1985 Air Littoral (France) takes delivery of the first ATR 42"; Wikipedia^[4] gives the same 3 December date.

ATR handed the first production ATR 42-300 to French launch customer Air Littoral on 3 December 1985, ten weeks after the type was certified by the French and Italian authorities.

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05/11/2022

-4.5 years

四月十一 National Mocha Torte Day Eating mocha torte

Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

ATR 42-600S STOL Variant Makes Its First Flight

Aéroport Toulouse-Francazal, Route de Toulouse, Cité des Fleurs, Cugnaux, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France métropolitaine, 31270, France

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ATR 42-600S STOL Variant Makes Its First Flight

Starts 05/11/2022 8:00AM UTCCONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE

ATR press release dated 11 May 2022: "The flight took off at 10:00 from Francazal airport and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes" (10:00 CEST = 08:00 UTC).^[1]

A partially configured ATR 42-600S short take-off and landing prototype flew for 2 hours 15 minutes from Francazal airport on 11 May 2022, with the final larger rudder to be added by year-end.

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11/13/2024

-2.0 years

十月十三 National Bread Pudding Day Eating bread pudding

Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

ATR Halts Development of the ATR 42-600S STOL Variant

Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac, Avenue du Parc, Cantegril, Blagnac, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France métropolitaine, 31700, France

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ATR Halts Development of the ATR 42-600S STOL Variant

Starts 11/13/2024CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE

ch-aviation^[3]: "a November 13 statement reads" the market review result; AviTrader^[1][4] (14 Nov 2024): "ATR has announced it will discontinue development of the ATR 42-600S".

On 13 November 2024 ATR said it would end development of the ATR 42-600S short-take-off variant, citing a smaller market and supply-chain problems, after 20 commitments and a 2022 first flight.

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Pins matching tag:"ATR 42"

Aérospatiale and Aeritalia Sign the ATR Cooperation Agreement

ATR 42 Prototype Makes Its First Flight at Toulouse

Air Littoral Takes Delivery of the First ATR 42

ATR 42-600S STOL Variant Makes Its First Flight

ATR Halts Development of the ATR 42-600S STOL Variant