Fuel costs revive turboprop interest

AVIATION

Published: 15/02/2011 at 02:42 AM
Newspaper section: Business

Soaring fuel prices are leading to renewed interest by airlines, particularly budget carriers, in turboprop aircraft instead of jets for short-haul flights, according the French-Italian producer ATR.

Jerome Gabory, director for market strategy at ATR, poses with Vietnam Airlines’ ATR turboprop.

With crude oil prices expected to average US$110 a barrel this year, airlines are looking at turboprops because they use less fuel than jets even if they are slower, said Jerome Gabory, director for market strategy at the Toulouse-based concern.

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