ATR 42

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short-haul airliner twin-turboprop regional airliner

The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed by the French-Italian manufacturer ATR, widely used by airlines for commuter and regional routes.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
ATR 42 canonical	23
ATR 42-600	3
ATR 42 (historically or intermittently)	1
ATR 42-200	1
ATR 42-300	1
ATR 42-320	1
ATR 42-400	1
ATR 42-500	1
ATR 42/72 family	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T718041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ATR 42
Context triple: [Fiji Airways, operatesAircraftType, ATR 42]

A. ATR 72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop regional airliner widely used by airlines around the world for short-haul passenger flights.
B. Embraer ERJ 145
The Embraer ERJ 145 is a Brazilian-built regional jet airliner widely used for short-haul passenger and military transport operations.
C. Airbus A318
The Airbus A318 is the smallest variant of Airbus's A320-series narrow-body airliners, designed for short- to medium-haul routes with reduced passenger capacity.
D. Embraer ERJ 135
The Embraer ERJ 135 is a Brazilian-built regional jet airliner designed for short-haul passenger service, widely used by both commercial airlines and military operators.
E. Airbus A319
The Airbus A319 is a short- to medium-range, narrow-body commercial airliner in the Airbus A320 family, widely used by airlines around the world for passenger services.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ATR 42
Target entity description: The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed by the French-Italian manufacturer ATR, widely used by airlines for commuter and regional routes.

A. ATR 72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop regional airliner widely used by airlines around the world for short-haul passenger flights.
B. Embraer ERJ 145
The Embraer ERJ 145 is a Brazilian-built regional jet airliner widely used for short-haul passenger and military transport operations.
C. Airbus A318
The Airbus A318 is the smallest variant of Airbus's A320-series narrow-body airliners, designed for short- to medium-haul routes with reduced passenger capacity.
D. Embraer ERJ 135
The Embraer ERJ 135 is a Brazilian-built regional jet airliner designed for short-haul passenger service, widely used by both commercial airlines and military operators.
E. Airbus A319
The Airbus A319 is a short- to medium-range, narrow-body commercial airliner in the Airbus A320 family, widely used by airlines around the world for passenger services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	short-haul airliner ⓘ twin-turboprop regional airliner ⓘ
aircraftFamily	ATR 72 ⓘ surface form: ATR 42/72 family
aircraftManufacturer	ATR ⓘ surface form: ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale / Avions de transport régional)
aircraftType	fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ
airlinesUse	regional airlines worldwide ⓘ
cabinConfiguration	single-aisle ⓘ
canBeConfiguredAs	cargo aircraft ⓘ combi passenger-cargo aircraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ Italy ⓘ
crew	2 pilots ⓘ
designOrigin	France-Italy joint venture ⓘ
developer	ATR ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin-engine ⓘ
engineType	turboprop ⓘ
firstFlight	1984-08-16 ⓘ
fuselageType	narrow-body ⓘ
hasMilitaryOperators	yes ⓘ
hasVariant	ATR 42 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ATR 42-200 ATR 42 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ATR 42-300 ATR 42 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ATR 42-320 ATR 42 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ATR 42-400 ATR 42 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ATR 42-500 ATR 42 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ATR 42-600
icaoCategory	turboprop regional airliner ⓘ
introduced	1985 ⓘ
landingGear	retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	ATR ⓘ
marketSegment	commuter airline operations ⓘ short-haul regional routes ⓘ
notableFeature	ability to operate from short runways ⓘ fuel-efficient turboprop design for short sectors ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
operatorType	civil aviation operators ⓘ
pressurization	pressurized cabin ⓘ
primaryMission	short-haul passenger transport ⓘ
primaryUse	commuter services ⓘ regional passenger transport ⓘ
relatedAircraft	ATR 72 ⓘ
role	commuter airliner ⓘ regional airliner ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail ⓘ
typicalCruiseSpeed	about 500 km/h ⓘ
typicalRange	approximately 1500 km to 1600 km depending on variant ⓘ
typicalSeatingCapacity	40 to 50 passengers ⓘ
wingConfiguration	high-wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fiji Airways → operatesAircraftType → ATR 42 ⓘ

Loganair → operatesAircraftType → ATR 42 ⓘ

Cubana de Aviación → operatesAircraftType → ATR 42 ⓘ

this entity surface form: ATR 42 (historically or intermittently)

AeroCaribbean → operatedAircraftType → ATR 42 ⓘ

TAROM → fleetIncludes → ATR 42 ⓘ

Amakusa Airlines → operatedAircraftType → ATR 42 ⓘ

this entity surface form: ATR 42-600

Aeromar → fleetType → ATR 42 ⓘ

Trans States Airlines (historically) → fleetType → ATR 42 ⓘ

subject surface form: Trans States Airlines

UTair Aviation → fleetIncludes → ATR 42 ⓘ

TACA Airlines → operatedAircraftType → ATR 42 ⓘ

ATR 72 → developedFrom → ATR 42 ⓘ