Air New Zealand continues to receive new ATR 72s The ATR 72's main rival in the world of modern twin-turboprop commercial airliners is the De Havilland Canada DHC-8 series, which is widely known ...

Air New Zealand is cutting back capacity on three domestic ... for two routes from a 171-seat Airbus A320 jet to a 68-seat ATR-72, a reduction of 100 seats, citing a decrease in customer demand.