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Japan Air Commuter takes delivery of first ATR, hopes to woo foreign tourists

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Published Mon, Jan 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Toulouse, France

JAPAN Air Commuter (JAC) took delivery of its first European ATR turbo-prop airplane on Friday, gambling on attracting foreign tourists to a little-visited archipelago as Japan bids to place Amami and Ryukyu islands on Unesco's World Heritage list.

The first direct sale of ATR turboprops to Japan is seen as a breakthrough for the Franco-Italian manufacturer in a national market dominated mainly by North American suppliers.

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