Editing ATR 72 (section)

{{short description|Regional turboprop Airliner Series}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = ATR 72
| image = File:F-WWEZ (948) ATR.72-212A(500) FlyFireFly TLS 30AUG11 (6097869500) (cropped).jpg
| caption = [[Firefly (airline)|Firefly]] ATR 72
| type = [[Regional airliner#Turboprop regional aircraft|Turboprop regional airliner]]
| national_origin = France/Italy
| manufacturer = [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]]
| designer = 
| first_flight = 27 October 1988
| introduction = 27 October 1989 ([[Finnair]])
| retired = 
| status = In production, In service
| primary_user = [[Wings Air]]
| more_users = <!-- Limited to THREE (3) 'more users' here (4 total users).  Separate users with <br />. -->[[IndiGo]]<br />[[Azul Linhas Aereas]]<br />[[Air New Zealand]]
| produced = 1988–present
| number_built = 1,233{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
| developed_from = [[ATR 42]]
| variants = 
| developed_into = [[ATR 52]] (not built)
}}

The '''ATR 72''' is a twin-engine [[turboprop]], [[Flight length|short-haul]] [[regional airliner]] developed and produced in France and Italy by [[Aerospace manufacturer|aircraft manufacturer]] [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]].
The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's typical standard seating capacity of 72 passengers.
The ATR 72 has also been used as a [[Business aircraft|corporate transport]], [[cargo aircraft]], and [[maritime patrol aircraft]].

To date, all of the ATR series have been completed at the company's final assembly line in [[Toulouse]], France; ATR benefits from sharing resources and technology with [[Airbus]] SE, which has continued to hold a 50% interest in the company. Successive models of the ATR 72 have been developed. Typical updates have included new avionics, such as a [[glass cockpit]], and the adoption of newer engine versions to deliver enhanced performance, such as increased efficiency and reliability and reductions in operating costs. The aircraft shares a high degree of commonality with the smaller [[ATR 42]], which remains in production as of 2025.