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Edition: 47

 
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The Fokker Fleetlist will be regulary updated with news and/or pictures. Please be advised to check this section frequently!

This page contains recent owner & operator changes and other related news to the individual airframes of Fokker F27 (including Fokker 50 & Fokker 60) and Fokker F28 (including Fokker 70 & Fokker 100). Also the Fairchild models F-27 and FH-227 are part of the Fokker Fleetlist . The airframes are printed in chronological order.
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    General News

Carpatair has acquired one Airbus 319 that will enter the fleet before year end 2021. It will replace one of their two F100s.

 Earlier this year Avanti Air announced to sell its two remaining F100s. One is already in Australia and the second will be retired before year end. Two DHC-8-400 aircraft will replace the Fokkers in January 2022.

 The Somalian CAA has granted the first airline operators certificate (AOC) to Freedom Airlines Express, that operated out of Kenya until now. The airline has two F50s in the fleet.
 
     Fokker F27, Fokker 50 & Fokker 60
 

For nearly 20 years this early Friendship VH-JCC (10176) is sitting in a paddock on Tamworth Regional airport, well visible on Google Earth (-31.0818, 150.8422). The livery of its last operator, Aircruising Australia, is still pretty intact, but the aircraft itself looks in a sorry condition. The picture was taken from the control tower. (Kristiana Taylor; Tamworth, NSW, 3 November 2021)

A picture found on Twitter shows a white F50 with Daruro Airline titles. On top of the cockpit window an “R”, is visible, which make us suppose that the aircraft might be 5Y-JNR (20288), as it is the only known one in the region with a registration ending on R. Of course confirmation is required.
(Mohamed Osman Mohamed on Twitter; Barawe, Somalia, 8 April 2021).


 In contrast to previous announcements, Alliance Airlines has not yet completely withdrawn their F50 fleet from use; two units are still active, amongst which VH-FKW (20306). (Merv Crowe; Adelaide, 19 October 2021)
 
10154 300M   5Y-BTD Pan Africa Airways. The Kenya Airports Authority announced a public auction of 73 uncollected junk aircraft, that are abandoned at various airports in the country. This Friendship is stored at Nairobi Wilson and has a reserve price of US$ 562.
10531 500CRF   5X-FFN Fly 540. Also on the auction list (see above), is stored at Nairobi Wilson and has a reserve price of US$ 562.
20111 050   5Y-MIS.  Silverstone Air Services. Also on the auction list (see above), is stored at Nairobi Wilson and has a reserve price of US$ 562.
20121 050   5Y-WFA Daruro Airline. Acquired sometime in 2020 from Buff Air Services.
20160 050   VH-FKO Alliance Airlines. Seen stored at Adelaide 19 October 2021, looking intact. 
20167 050   5Y-SIB Skyward Express. This F50 is also on the auction list (see above), is stored at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta and has a reserve price of US$ 562.
20207 050   5Y-GIG Bush Air Safaris. Also on the auction list (see above), is stored at Nairobi Wilson and has a reserve price of US$ 562.
20214 050 5Y-WFD 9S-AAB This aircraft has now been identified. It is an ex-CAA F50 that was delivered in April 2020 to Buff Air Services and a few months later to Daruro Airline in Somalia.
20216 050F   SE-LFS Amapola Flyg. Leased to ASL Airlines Ireland 14-11-2021 for flying the nightly service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Venice as ABR8032/7032. 
20250 050   5Y-WFC Buff Air Services. After the landing incident on 5 July 2020 at Bardere, Somalia, the F50 was declared a write-off.
20286 050   VH-FKZ Alliance Airlines. Despite plans to retire all F50s in August 2021, this one was seen in active service 19 October 2021 at Adelaide.
20303 050   VH-FKV Alliance Airlines. Seen stored at Adelaide 19 October 2021, looking intact. 
20306 050   VH-FKW Alliance Airlines. Like sister ship VH-FKZ this F50 was still active at Adelaide 19 October 2021.
20312 050   VH-FKX Alliance Airlines. Noted being parted out at Adelaide 19 October 2021.
 
 
     Fokker F28, Fokker 70 & Fokker 100
 

In Fokkernews 40 we already had a picture of former Sun Adria 9A-BTF (11336). On a recent photograph the project now looks finished; also note the large ‘Party Avion’ billboard on top of the aircraft. (Charles Cunliffe on Flickr; Strmec Stubički, 27 September 2021)


 
11050 1000   C-GYCR Our previous notes on the three former Canadian Regional Fellowships associated with the Time Air Historical Society (TAHS) were not entirely correct and need some clarification. During October 2021 C-GYCR was successfully moved out of Saskatoon and reassembled at a farm in rural southern Alberta. The aircraft retains its original Canadian Regional livery and will be restored in a modest way. It is privately owned and will not be on public display.
11093 4000   5Y-JLA JetLink Express. The Kenya Airports Authority announced a public auction of 73 uncollected junk aircraft that are abandoned at various airports in the country. This Fellowship is sitting at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta and has a reserve price of nearly US$ 1700.
11099 1000   C-GTIZ This ex-Canadian Regional F28 is also privately owned and still sits in Saskatoon. In due time TAHS will move it to another rural farm in Alberta, where it will be restored back to the Canadian Regional Proud Wing livery.
11106 1000   C-FTAV This Fellowship is still stored at Saskatoon and will be relocated to Lethbridge in 2022. There it will  form the cornerstone of the Aviation Museum that will be largely devoted to the history of Time Air. The plan is to paint the F28 in the Silver Anniversary livery of Time Air, with additional names of all airlines that have operated the aircraft. TAHS has started a crowd funding campaign in order to generate funds for the restauration process: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-cftav-home. 
11330 100   EP-LCR Kish Air. Several sources mention that Kish Air returned one grounded F100 into service after completion of repairs by late August 2021. As this is currently the only F100 active with Kish Air, EP-LCR is the likely candidate. We were not aware that the aircraft was in need of repairs. Any more information is welcome.
11416 100   9A-BTE Trade Air. Flew Barcelona to Podgorica 11 November 2021, on lease to Air Montenegro for covering downtime on their two Embraer 195s. 
11493 100   PH-ABW Noted at Maastricht 29 October 2021 being scrapped.
11559 070 TL-AET ZS-SKA Confirming our suspicion (edition #46), this F70 is now indeed registered in the Central African Republic. It is reportedly flying for Karibou Airlines, painted all white.


 

Credits: All photographers named above, Air-Britain News, ATDB aero, Aviator.aero, Rick Barry (Time Air Historical Society),
CH-Aviation, Merv Crowe, Flightradar24, FlyMST.nl forum, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, Skyliner, Jacques Vooren