The first ATR-72-600 of TAP Express , the new regional subsidiary of TAP, is out of the oven. The aircraft belonging to Blue received colors of the new company and in the coming days should follow to Portugal.
The plane, which also has Brazilian registration (PR-AKG), even come flying by Blue. Only held nationalization process and went to the airport of Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, to be painted with the visual identity of TAP Express, former Portugalia. The Portuguese registration is CS-DJA.
This is the first of eight ATR-72-600 that the Portuguese airline will operate some factory direct ATR, but that would be originally intended for Blue. TAP Express will also include nine Embraer E190 also all of the Brazilian company.
First ATR-72-600 with the colors of TAP Express (Photo courtesy of Gustavo Henrique Braga )
