PRESS RELEASES

Abdelwahid Bouabdallah, President and Managing Director of Air Algérie, declared: "Numerous years of operation have revealed that the ATR 72-500 is well adapted to the specific features of our domestic network, comprising operations at high temperature. With this addition of 4 aircraft to our fleet, we will improve and diversify our offer to passengers, within the framework of our public service mission, while maintaining the lowest operating costs". He ended his speech by adding: "For Air Algérie, the ATRs are at the base of our development policy, which targets at densifying the domestic network, while opening new routes to zones still isolated. We are also very happy to be able to count on ATR's knowhow and skills in the support field. This new acquisition is witness to a partnership established over time and which is based on mutual interest".

"Air Algérie is a model of network development to remote regions, providing high-quality public service and proposing to its passengers aircraft incorporating leading edge technology and the highest level of comfort. We are proud to have Air Algérie as one of our customer airlines and to see that this year they will become the largest operator of our aircraft in Africa", declared Stéphane Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of ATR. He added: "The Maghreb contributed significantly to the orders received by ATR last year, which proves that it is a dynamic region with great perspectives in regional transportation development. The airlines that have granted or renewed their confidence in us can count on our support to ensure optimal introduction and commissioning of their new aircraft. Our support for the installation of a new flight simulator in Algeria is precisely part of this accompanying process of our customers in the development of their operations".