Air Lease Corporation signs contract for 2 additional ATR 72-600s

11-Jul-2012 On the occasion of the Farnborough Airshow, the European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR and US-based leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) today signed a contract for the acquisition of 2 ATR 72-600s. These 72-seat aircraft are the conversion into firm orders of two of the ten options that ATR and ALC included in their first deal, booked in Farnborough 2010. With the purchase of these two aircraft, ALC, founded by Steven Udvar-Hazy, will increase its total fleet of ATR 72-600s to 14.