Wings Air Orders 15 ATR Aircraft

Wings Air, a subsidiary of private Indonesian carrier Lion Air, has signed a USD$600 million contract with turbo-prop planemaker ATR to buy 15 ATR 72-500 planes, with options for 15 ATR 72-600s, ATR said in a statement Monday.

The aircraft are to be delivered between 2009 and 2011, the statement said.

ATR is a joint venture between EADS and Finmeccanica.

(Reuters)