Kathmandu, September 15 Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of another ATR72-500 aircraft with MSN 749 to its fleet. This aircraft with Nepali registration number 9N-AMM is a FAA/EASA approved pressurised aircraft coming in operation in the Nepali domestic sector, as per a media release. The second ATR72-500 of Yeti Airlines will be operated in Bhadrapur and Bhairawaha routes. With this, Yeti Airlines will be providing its ATR 72- 500 service in all the four sectors — Biratnagar, Bhadrapur, Bhairawaha and Nepalgunj, respectively. The ATR72-500 is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by the French-Italian consortium ATR. With its superior built and performance the ATR72-500 has become one of the most successful regional carriers in the world, steadily expanding and entering new global markets. The ATR72-500 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127 engines and equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand composite blade propellers. These high-tech engines and propellers ensure exceptional performance, fuel efficiency, remarkably low noise and low greenhouse gas emissions, the release adds. Well-known global operators of the ATR72-500 aircraft are Air New Zealand, Aer Lingus, SAS, HOP!, Flybe, Azul, Bangkok Airways, Jet Airways, Malindo, etcetera. The ATR72-500 aircraft has been lease financed from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). NAC is the industry’s leading regional aircraft lessor, serving over 70 airline customers in 47 countries. Its clients include leading airlines such as Aeromexico, Air Canada, British Airways, LOT, Air Berlin, Azul, Garuda, Flybe, HOP!, as well as major regional carriers, including Air Nostrum, Jet Time, Etihad Regional, Binter, Air KBZ, among others. NAC’s current fleet of over 350-owned and 39-managed aircraft includes ATR42, ATR72, Bombardier Dash 8, CRJ900, CRJ1000, CS300, E170, E175, E190 and E195. NAC is the largest owner and lessor of both ATR and Bombardier aircraft in the world. Yeti Airlines commenced its operations from 1998 and along with its sister concern Tara Air, operates the widest network and largest fleet of aircraft in Nepal.