Amakusa Airlines introduces first ATR 42-600 in Japan

Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines has taken delivery of a 48-seat ATR 42-600, the first of the type to start operations in Japan. For almost 15 years, the airline has been providing regular scheduled regional services connecting the city of Amakusa off the coast of mainland Kyushu in southwestern Japan to large cities such as Kumamoto, Fukuoka, and Osaka. This new ATR 42-600 has been purchased from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).  It is equipped with the latest technologies in passenger comfort and navigation aid tools and features ATR’s newest Armonia cabin and full-glass cockpit avionics. With the introduction of this