American Airlines Orders Planes: The airline has...
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
American Airlines Orders Planes: The airline has ordered 100 passenger planes worth $1 billion from an Italian-French aviation consortium, Aeritalia, the Italian aviation company said. Aeritalia said the order from AMR Corp., the parent of American, consists of 41 ATR-42-s and 59 ATR-72-s, which the firm has developed with Aerospatiale of France. The planes will be added to the fleet of American Eagle, an AMR subsidiary that includes six regional airlines in the United States.
