▁this ▁market ▁segment . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁during ▁which ▁firm ▁orders ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁A TR ▁ 4 2 - 6 0 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 9 ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 - 6 0 0 s ▁were ▁recorded , ▁le asing ▁companies ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁these ; ▁according ▁to ▁A TR ' s ▁CE O ▁Fil ipp o ▁B agn ato : ▁" Year s ▁ago , ▁we ▁were ▁not ▁even ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁less ors ; ▁now ▁they ▁see ▁A TR s ▁as ▁a ▁good ▁invest ment ". ▁Several ▁major ▁le asing ▁companies ▁operate ▁their ▁own ▁A TR ▁fle ets , ▁such ▁as ▁Dub ai ▁A eros pace ▁Enter prise ▁( DA E ), ▁who ▁placed ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 s ▁along ▁with ▁options ▁for ▁another ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁Nord ic ▁A viation ▁Capital ▁( N AC ), ▁who ▁ordered ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 s ▁during ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁along ▁with ▁options ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 5 ▁further ▁air lin ers . ▁Pla cing ▁their ▁first ▁order ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Singapore an ▁le as or ▁Av ation ▁had ▁a ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 s ▁on ▁order ; ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ,