P.M. BRIEFING : American Air Orders Italian Jets
<i> From Times wire services</i>
MILAN, Italy —
American Airlines has ordered 100 passenger planes worth $1 billion from an Italian-French aviation consortium, one of the companies said today.
Aeritalia, the Italian aviation company, said the order from AMR Corp., the parent of American, was the largest received so far for the mid-range ATR series that the Italian firm has developed with Aerospatiale of France.
The order consists of 41 ATR-42s and 59 ATR-72s. The planes will be added to the fleet of American Eagle, an AMR subsidiary that groups six regional airlines in the United States. The 42-seat and 72-seat planes will be delivered between 1991 and 1996, Aeritalia said.
