FedEx Express for 50 new ATR 72-600F freighters

FedEx Express and ATR have signed a major contract for the firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600s plus 20 options, the first new ATRs directly delivered from the factory in a freighter configuration. Designated as the ATR 72-600F, this has a brand new windowless fuselage and is equipped with a forward Large Cargo Door (LCD) and a rear upper hinged cargo door. Deliveries of the ATR 72-600Fs to FedEx Express will begin in 2020.