asing ▁division ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁A TR ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁offer ▁customers ▁a ▁greater ▁degree ▁of ▁support ▁and ▁expand ▁the ▁company ' s ▁range ▁of ▁services . ▁ ▁Consider able ▁emphas is ▁has ▁been ▁placed ▁upon ▁the ▁continuous ▁development ▁of ▁A TR ' s ▁aircraft ▁models . ▁Spe aking ▁at ▁the ▁F arn borough ▁Air show ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁A TR ▁Patrick ▁de ▁Cast el b aj ac ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁currently ▁exam ining ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁replacing ▁the ▁current ▁Pr att ▁& ▁Whit ney ▁Canada ▁P W 1 2 7 ▁engine ▁with ▁either ▁a ▁new ▁offer ▁from ▁P & W C , ▁or ▁a ▁G E 3 8 ▁derivative ▁from ▁G E ▁A viation . ▁Although ▁express ing ▁satisfaction ▁with ▁the ▁P W 1 2 7 ▁engine ▁and ▁its ▁supp lier , ▁Cast el b aj ac ▁noted ▁the ▁design ' s ▁age ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁remain ▁compet itive ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁regional ▁j ets . ▁To ▁be ▁a ▁worth while ▁exercise , ▁any ▁re - engine ▁exercise ▁would ▁require ▁a ▁ 1 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁improvement ▁in ▁fuel - burn ▁and ▁ 2 0 - 2 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁reduction ▁of ▁direct ▁maintenance ▁costs . ▁Additionally , ▁Cast el b aj ac ▁sees ▁the ▁potential ▁re - engine ▁as ▁a ▁" bridge " ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁ 1 0 0 - se at ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0