FOKKERfleetlist
  September 2009

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 & FH-227 are part of the FOKKERfleetlist. The airframes are printed in chronological order. Items older than a month are moved to the archive (not yet active). For reactions on the contents or sharing news updates please contact the editor: fransvanzelm[at]airnieuws.nl

Note: when an update has been made to the previous publication, the registration in the 4th colomn is changed into blue.


     Fokker F27, Fokker 50 & Fokker 60

   10149 100 N32180 Aerospace Trust Management LLC, registration cancelled 180908. Seen still stored at Kuala Lumpur/Subang 090909 in reworked former KLu c/s without registration visible.
   10157 300M C-7 Koninklijke Luchtmacht, fuselage seen during Heldair Show Maritiem 2009 at Den Helder Airport/De Kooy 190909. Previously seen during transport to De Kooy 210409. See Fokker News of April 2009.
   10287 100 TL-ADS Air Oubangui, did not start operations during 2007. Reportedly returned to Sobel Air. Seen at Brazzaville 1208 in basic SAE Europe c/s being operated by Clesh Aviation and still registered as TL-ADS.
   10300 100 FF-2 Pori Airframe Maintenance School, seen at Pori 050909 in Finnish Air Force camo c/s with "Porin Ammattiopisto" (Pori College) titles. No vertical tail fitted. In use as instructional airframe since 2004.
   10372 500 5Y-SRJ N19XD 19th Hole Corporation, registration cancelled 190509. Sold to Knight Aviation, Ltd. Seen at Nairobi/Wilson 290909 in basic FedEx c/s registered as 5Y-SRJ.
   10409 600 I-FSTK European Regional Carrier, S.r.l., stored at Bergamo since 0302. Registered to Executive Jet Support, Ltd 130809 and cancelled the same day.
   10500 400M 5-8816 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, seen parked at Tehran 230509 without propellers.
   10534 500F VH-EWP Executive Airlines, Pty Ltd, operating for Royal Australian Navy (Hydrography Institute). Arrived at Adelaide 120909 for removal of Laser Airbourne Depth Sounding (LADS) equipment which will be fitted into DHC-8-200Q Dash 8 VH-LCL of LADS Hydrography. The commercial equipment of the Dash 8 will go to the F27 and this veteran will remain in service with new operator Fugro Airborne Surveys.
   10615 500RF N19AY 19th Hole, Inc., departed from Couer d'Alene 150909. Arrived at Bergamo 190909 in basic FedEx Feeder 'The World on Time' c/s. Destined for MiniLiner, Srl ?
   10637 500RF I-SIXA Locafit, SpA, seen stored at Bergamo 0808 and 0109 still in SixCargo c/s without engines. Registration cancelled 240809. Sold to Executive Jet Support, Ltd and registered again as G-JEAF 250809.
   521 FH-227B XA-RUM Aeromonterrey, fuselage only without tail section seen at Monterrey 270809 severely burned after being used by the airport fire brigade for training.
   576 FH-227D XA-NJI Aerocaribe, S.A. de C.V., seen parked at Merida 120709 in white c/s. In complete condition.
   20132 050 OO-VLE VLM Airlines N.V., ferried Antwerp-Norwich 210909 for painting into CityJet c/s (3rd a/c).
   20133 050 5Y-VVJ Blue Bird Aviation, Ltd, arrived at Maastricht 270609 for maintenance. Seen at Brussels 050909 during testflight from Maastricht. Performed another short testflight from Maastricht 080909. Departed from Maastricht 090909.
   20159 050 OO-VLQ VLM Airlines N.V., ferried Norwich-Antwerp 250809 after painting into CityJet c/s. Seen in service at Paris/Orly 140909.
   20161 050 VH-AHX 9M-MGC MASWings, Sdn Bhd, returned to Malaysia Airline System, Bhd after lease. Arrived at Adelaide 020809 in white c/s. Registered to Alliance Airlines, Pty Ltd 050809 as VH-AHX. Seen at Adelaide 180809 as VH-AHX. To be broken up for spare parts.


The latest Knight Aviation F27 has been registered as 5Y-SRJ (10372). The Friendship was ferried in May from the USA, via Europe to Africa. (Bob Holland, Nairobi/Wilson, 29 September 2009)

   20170 050 9M-MGG MASWings, Sdn Bhd, seen parked at Kuala Lumpur 090909 in MASwings c/s.
   20175 050 9M-MGI Malaysia Airline System, Bhd, seen at Kuala Lumpur/Subang 090909 in white c/s.
   20197 050F I-MLDT MiniLiner, Srl, seen at East Midlands 160909.
   20199 050 SX-BRV First Prop Aviation, destined for Hellas Aviation (a joint venture between First Prop Aviation and Hellas Jet). Seen still parked at Athens 140909 together with PH-KVE (msn 20206, to become SX-BRS), PH-KVF (msn 20207, to become SX-BRM) and 5B-DCB (msn 20230, to become SX-BRT) awaiting start-up of Hellas Aviation.
   20209 050 OO-VLP VLM Airlines N.V., arrived at Norwich 190809 for painting. Returned to Antwerp 010909 after painting into CityJet c/s (2nd a/c). Seen at Antwerp 230909 named "Spirit of VLM" to support the VLM staff during the transit period to CityJet.
   20213 050 5Y-VVK Blue Bird Aviation, Ltd, arrived at Maastricht 260909 still in white c/s for maintenance.
   20227 050 ST-NVA Nova Airways, seen parked at Maastricht 020909 with engines and fuselage connected to drying units. All windows taped off and company titles only partly visible. Offered for sale. At Maastricht since 200508.
   20230 050 SX-BRT 5B-DCB Euro Aviation, S.A., seen parked at Athens 040909 and 140409. Destined for Hellas Aviation as SX-BRT.
   20249 050 PH-KXH KLM Cityhopper UK, Ltd, was ferried to K'ln/Bonn 030409 for storage. Returned to Amsterdam 150709 and entered in service again 200709 after sale of PH-KVE and PH-KVF. Ferried Amsterdam-Norwich 140909 (as KL7331) on return to lessor and storage.
   20253 0502 U-05 Koninklijke Luchtmacht, to be withdrawn from use during 2010.
   20254 050 PH-KXN Mass Holding nv, seen parked at Maastricht 020909 in OceanAir c/s.
   20255 050 PH-KXS PR-OAB Ocean Air Linhas A'reas, Ltda, registered to Mass Holding nv 020909 as PH-KXS, CofR 7495. Arrived at Maastricht 230909 in OceanAir c/s as PH-KXS.
   20262 050 PH-KXX Mass Holding nv, seen parked at Maastricht 020909 in OceanAir c/s with paxdoor taped off. Not serviceable.
   20264 050 OO-VLZ VLM Airlines N.V., ferried Antwerp-Norwich 300909 for painting into CityJet c/s (4th a/c).
   20271 050 PH-LXK KLM Cityhopper UK, Ltd, was ferried to K'ln/Bonn 240609 for storage. Returned to Amsterdam 170709 and entered in service again after sale of PH-KVE and PH-KVF. Ferried to Norwich 120909 (as KL7331) on return to lessor and storage.
   20287 0502 U-06 Koninklijke Luchtmacht, to be withdrawn from use during 2010.

F27 Mark 300M C-3 (10150) has been transported from Woensdrecht to Eindhoven and is covered up in dismantled condition. Although planned for restoration it looks like this airframe will never fly again. (Paul Baijens, Eindhoven, 18 September 2009) The fuselage of C-7 (10157) was seen still on a cradle during the Heldair Show Maritiem 2009 at De Kooy. Normally this special prepared training aid is housed at Eindhoven. (Arno Cornelissen, De Kooy, 19 September 2009)


Fokker 50 9M-MGC (20161) has finished its active life with the sale to Alliance Airlines and the arrival at Adelaide. This airframe, operational since July 1989, will be reduced to spareparts. (David Wilkie, Adelaide, 2 August 2009)


Within a few days the identity of 9M-MGC was changed into VH-AHX (20161). Seen here being towed away with its last registration applied and the Malaysian flag blacked out. (David Wilkie, Adelaide, 21 Augustus 2009)


ST-NVA (20227) is already since 20 May 2008 at Maastricht and not really active anymore. The Fokker 50 is connected to various hoses and drying units to keep the aircraft in condition for a possible sale. (Frank de Koster, 2 September 2009)


Just out of maintenance and painting, this U-05 (20253), a Fokker 50-120 INC (INcreased Capacity) with PW127B engines, has to leave the Royal Netherlands Air Force during 2010 along with U-06 (20287). (Henk Wadman, Rotterdam, 7 September 2009)

     Fokker F28, Fokker 70 & Fokker 100

   11183 4000 PK-TWM P.T. Transwisata Prima Aviation, seen at Kuala Lumpur/Subang 090909 outside Airod hangar in new executive c/s.
   11207 4000 P2-ANR Air Niugini, Pty Ltd, seen parked at Kuala Lumpur/Subang 090909 in white c/s.
   11236 4000 ZS-JES AirQuarius Aviation, Pty Ltd, seen at Lanseria 300809 in white c/s. Returned from wet-lease to SkyLink Arabia.
   11248 0100 PH-OFJ KLM Cityhopper UK, Ltd, performed last commercial flight 010709. Ferried Amsterdam-Norwich 210709 for storage.
   11274 0100 PH-OFF KLM Cityhopper UK, Ltd, ferried (as KL751) Amsterdam-Fokker Services Woensdrecht 090909 for storage. Being the 8th stored Fokker 100 of KLC at Woensdrecht.
   11286 0100 SE-DUU MCA Airlines AB, arrived at Maastricht 080909 (as PEO9001) for maintenance, as first Fokker 100 for SAMCO. Departed from Maastricht 130909 (as PEO909) on wet-lease to Petro Air, still in MCA Airlines c/s.
   11293 0100 PH-MJO Mass Holding nv, arrived at Amsterdam 300909 in Yeongnam Air c/s as PH-MJO and entered QAPS paintshop.
   11322 0100 PH-LNE SGI Technical Services bv, testflight from Woensdrecht 160909. Registered to Denim Air bv 160909.


The end is near! Interair South Africa operated ZS-IJN (11118) since April 2006 until early 2009. The F28 was first seen at Lanseria during March 2009 missing both engines and several other parts. (Arnold Balledux, Lanseria, 6 June 2009)


P2-ANR (11207), the last surviving F28 Mark 4000 of Air Niugini, is already for some time at Subang awaiting better times. (Dave Parker, Kuala Lumpur/Subang, 9 September 2009)


The reason why Petro Air, based at Tripoli, need so many extra aircraft remains a bit unclear but SE-DUU (11286) is the next wet-lease which was delivered after a maintenance check carried out by SAMCO. (Juul Huijskens, Maastricht, 8 September 2009)


Short lived Yeongnam Air has returned the only aircraft in use. Fokker 100 HL7774 (11293) was recently ferried to Fokker Services Asia at Seletar and continued to be inactive. (Dave Parker, Seletar, June 2009)

   11340 0100 YR-FKA Carpatair, S.A. returned to Timisuara 150809 after wet-lease to Petro Air ended. Fokker 100 YR-FKB (11369) is still in Libya.
   11450 0100 VH-FSQ N450DR Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA, at Singapore/Seletar (Fokker Services Asia) since 260309. Destined for Skywest Airlines, Pty Ltd as from 1009 and to become VH-FSQ.
   11496 0100 PH- . . . B-12292 Mandarin Airlines, arrived at Eindhoven 310809 on return to lessor after lease. Ferried to Fokker Services Woensdrecht 020909. Destined for Contact Air Flugdienst, GmbH & Co.
   11505 0100 D-AFKE Contact Air Flugdienst, GmbH & Co., severely damaged during emergency landing at Stuttgart 140909 with r/h main landing gear only partly extended and l/h main gear still in (the l/h gear door was noticed open). The nose gear was fully down and locked. After a full stop on the runway all 78 passengers and 5 crew left the aircraft using the slides and the fuselage escape hatches. Only one minor injury was reported. Ferried to Fokker Services Woensdrecht 250909 for repair.
   11540 0070 PH-KZS KLM Cityhopper bv, ferried to Amsterdam 170909 (as FOP540) in Air France by R'gional c/s registered as PH-KZS and entered QAPS paintshop. Rolled out 280909 in KLM cityhopper c/s.
   11556 0070 PH-KZV KLM Cityhopper bv, seen at Amsterdam 290809 in KLM cityhopper c/s. Testflight Amsterdam-Maastricht-Amsterdam 100909 prior to delivery. In service since 110909.


The latest edition to the KLC fleet is PH-KZV (11556). Only one to go and Cityhopper will be operating 26 Fokker 70's while a total of 47 were produced between 1994 and 1997. (Adjan Altevogt, Amsterdam, 10 September 2009)


PH-KZS (11540), the last of five ex-R'gional Fokker 70's destined for KLM Cityhopper, arrived at Amsterdam on 17 September 2009 still in Air France by R'gional colours. Nico Smits quickly took this picture before the aircraft entered the QAPS paintshop.

Credits:  Air Britain, Airliner World, Aviation Letter, ALST, BCARG, DSML, Flight International, Luftfahrt Journal, Arnold Balledux, Christofer Witt/Skyliner, David Hales/www.5dme.net, Gary Orlando/fh227.rwy34.com, Pieter van 't Hof/SG Woensdrecht, friends@nieuwvennep, West Beach Aviation Group.