TransNusa receives its first ATR 42-600

Indonesian carrier TransNusa Aviation Mandiri has taken delivery of its first new generation ATR 42-600. The carrier has options for three more ATR 42-600s. TransNusa is introducing the new ATR 42-600 variant for the first time in Indonesia and the aircraft will be a turning point for the airline’s new development efforts towards the fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) charter segment. TransNusa won a five-year contract earlier this year from an Indonesian oil consortium, and the airline stated that the ATR turboprop is the ideal aircraft type to operate on these services. “Placing our turboprop services with ATR 42 aircraft on the