With major orders in 1995, the Avro RJ family of aircraft took a 25% share of the worldwide market for jets in the 65 to 120 seat catogory.

Aero International (Regional), or AI(R), is a joint venture between Aerospatiale (of France), Alenia (of Italy), and British Aerospace. Within AI(R), which is based in the French city of Toulouse, the parent companies have merged the marketing, sales, customer support, and product development activities of the Aeropatiale-Alenia ATR programme and two British Aerospace companies, Avro International Aerospace and Jetstream Aircraft.