Public charter air carrier JSX is set to acquire two more used ATR 42-600 turboprop aircraft.
JSX CEO Alex Wilcox announced the additions at an event on Wednesday, according to a report from FlightGlobal. The operator has already leased two ATR 42-600s, bringing its total for the aircraft type to four.
The first two ATRs will enter service in October or November, Wilcox said, with the third and fourth scheduled to arrive in the first quarter of 2026.
The CEO told FlightGlobal that JSX will be gauging customers’ reactions to the turboprops.
“We have investors and we need to prove… that our customers are willing” to fly on turboprops, Wilcox said. “We don’t want to bet the company on this. We still need to prove it before we can put real money behind it.”
ATR Aircraft announced at the Paris Air Show in June that JSX had agreed to lease two ATR 42-600s and would bring them into service by the end of 2025.
The deal also included a letter of intent for a potential future order of up to 25 ATR aircraft, including 15 firm and 10 options. These would consist of either ATR 42-600s or ATR 72-600s.
JSX leaders have said the turboprops will allow for service to more private terminals and underserved airports across the country.
The carrier’s current fleet consists of nearly 50 Embraer E135 and E145 aircraft.
