Hi,
I am not a pilot and just have some limited ppl training.
Lately I have found myself as a passanger on both Aer Arann under its own brand name & as Aer Lingus Regional in their ATR 72s, flying between the UK & Ireland.
I have been reading up on the safety record of the ATR 72s in relation to icing & have read that due to accidents a long time back that
" After a period of mandatory grounding, American Eagle and Delta Connection permanently stopped using the plane on temperate routes. Since the Eagle incidents, ATR had improved the anti-ice boots,[21] though ice-related incidents continued with the type, including a 2002 crash (see below) and a 2009 event where a smaller ATR-42 variant crashed during landing, in icy conditions.[22] Despite this, ATRs are still used in European markets, including the Nordic countries."
ATR 72 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I was curious to know if icing is still a particular issue with this aircraft? What do pilots think of this aircraft?