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Fokker (N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker; lit. ' Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker ') was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1912 to 1996. The company was founded by the Dutch aviator Anthony Fokker and became famous during World War I for its fighter aircraft. During its most successful period in the 1920s ...
The Fokker jets are planned to be operated out of both the Aruba and Curaçao hubs. [9] The Embraers were retired early in 2014. In December Insel Air introduced two new services from its hub in Curaçao: Port-of-Spain (in Trinidad) was relaunched on December 15, 2014, and Georgetown was added on December 18, 2014.
After the bankruptcy of the former aircraft manufacturer Fokker in 1996, Stork B.V. acquired the Fokker companies specialized in the building of aircraft components and aircraft maintenance services which were named as Stork Aerospace. [3] The group has had many names until in 2010, the Fokker name was reintroduced. [4] [5]
Although originating from the F27-500 airframe, the Fokker 50 was virtually a new aircraft, complete with Pratt & Whitney Canada engines and modern systems, which led to its general performance and passenger comfort being noticeably improved over the F27. [3] The Fokker 50 ultimately replaced the F27 in production. [citation needed]
The Fokker F.XVIII was an airliner produced in the Netherlands in the early 1930s, essentially a scaled-up version of the Fokker F.XII intended for long-distance flights. . Like its predecessor, it was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarri
Hawkins and Powers Aviation, Inc; Horizon Air (Fairchild F-27 aircraft) Hughes Airwest; Mesaba Airlines; Midstate Airlines (Fokker F27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft) Mississippi Valley Airlines; Mountain Air Cargo; Northeast Airlines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft) Northern Consolidated Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft.
In 1996, Fokker Services was established; holding the type certificate for the Fokker 50, the organisation provides comprehensive support and services to operators of the type, including training, logistics support, maintenance, modification, and engineering services. [18] By August 2006, 171 Fokker 50 aircraft remained within airline service ...
Fokker Next Gen is a part of Panta Holdings BV, who already owns two leftover companies from Fokker's bankruptcy in 1996; Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek.The company also formerly owned Denim Air and VLM Airlines, both operating Fokker 50 aircraft.