Editing ATR 72 (section)

=== ATR 72-212A ===
Certified in January 1997 and fitted with either [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100|PW127F]] or [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M|PW127M]] engines, the -212A is an upgraded version of the -210 using six-bladed propellers on otherwise identical [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100|PW127F]] engines. Other improvements include higher maximum weights and superior performance, as well as greater automation of power management to ease pilot workload.

;ATR 72-500
:Initial marketing name for the ATR 72-212A.

;{{vanchor|ATR 72-600}}
:[[File:Wings Air ATR 72-600 with special livery as the 50th delivered aircraft.jpg|thumb|[[Wings Air]] ATR 72-600 with special livery as the 50th delivered aircraft]]Marketing name for ATR 72-212A with different equipment fit. The -600 series aircraft was announced in October 2007; the first deliveries were planned for the second half of 2010.<ref>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/170506680.html "ATR 42/72-600."] ''entrepreneur.com.'' Retrieved: 17 November 2012.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625085028/http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/170506680.html |date=25 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/atr-72-600-to-fly-early-this-summer/ "ATR 72-600 to fly early this summer."] ''AIN Online'', Retrieved: 17 November 2012.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308120609/http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/atr-72-600-to-fly-early-this-summer/ |date=8 March 2009 }}</ref> The prototype ATR 72-600 first flew on 24 July 2009; it had been converted from an ATR 72-500.<ref name=First>[http://www.flugrevue.de/de/zivilluftfahrt/fluggeraete/atr-72-600-startet-zum-erstflug.12764.htm "ATR 72-600 startet zum Erstflug" (in German).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004044314/http://www.flugrevue.de/de/zivilluftfahrt/fluggeraete/atr-72-600-startet-zum-erstflug.12764.htm |date=4 October 2011 }} ''Flug Revue''. Retrieved: 27 July 2009.</ref>

:The ATR 72-600 features several improvements. It is powered by the new [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M|PW127M]] engines, which enable a 5% increase in takeoff power via a "boost function" used only when called for by takeoff conditions. The flight deck features five wide [[LCD]] screens (improving on the [[EFIS]] of earlier versions). A multi-purpose computer (MPC) aims at increasing flight safety and operational capabilities, and new [[Thales Group|Thales]]-made [[avionics]] provide [[Required Navigation Performance]] (RNP) capabilities. It also features lighter seats and larger overhead baggage bins. In December 2015, the EASA approved a new high-density seating layout, raising the maximum capacity from 74 to 78 seats.<ref name="ainonline.com"/>
:During the 2021 Dubai Airshow in mid-November 2021, ATR debuted the new ATR 72-600 engine which is powered by new PW127XT powerplants with 20% lower maintenance cost and 3% lower fuel consumption than the predecessor PW127M powerplant.<ref name="Buyck"/>