FOKKERfleetlist
 May 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


     Fokker F27, Fokker 50 & Fokker 60

   10177 600 PT-LAF VICA Airlines, fuselage and centerwing (with wings still attached) seen 040309 separately fitted on two trailers being transported from S'o Paulo/Guarulhos to TAM museum "The Wings of a Dream" (museu "Asas De Um Sonho") at S'o Carlos, around 250km north of S'o Paulo. Was stored at Guarulhos ever since VICA Airlines suspended operations in 1997.
   10178 600 PT-LAH TAVAJ Transportes A'reos Regulares, S.A., seen still stored at Brasilia 130509 in basic TAVAJ c/s in complete condition. Proposed sale to Rio Linhas A'reas, S.A. fell through.
   10197 600 PT-LAG TAVAJ Transportes A'reos Regulares, S.A., seen still stored at Curitiba 130409 in basic TAVAJ c/s in complete condition. Proposed sale to Rio Linhas A'reas, S.A. fell through.
   10349 600 N19QQ N742FE Federal Express, Corporation/Empire Airlines, Inc., sold to 19th Hole, Corporation 250309 and registered 150409. Registration N19QQ reserved by 19th Hole, Corporation 150409.
   10350 600 N19AQ N702FE Federal Express, Corporation/Empire Airlines, Inc., sold to 19th Hole, Corporation 250309 and registered 150409. Registration N19AQ reserved by 19th Hole Corporation 150409.
   11372 500 N19XD 19th Hole Corporation, arrived at Kemble 060509 for night stop. Departed the next day via Verona, Athens and Hurghada on delivery flight to yet unknown operator in Kenya.
   10385 600 N19NN N729FE Federal Express, Corporation/Empire Airlines, Inc., sold to 19th Hole, Corporation 250309 and registered 150409. Registration N19NN reserved by 19th Hole Corporation 150409.
   10390 500 F-BPUJ MiniLiner, Srl, registration cancelled 280808. Seen stored at Bergamo 080509 still in Poste c/s without engines.
   10420 600 N19AU N703FE Federal Express, Corporation/Empire Airlines, Inc., sold to 19th Hole, Corporation 250309 and registered 150409. Registration N19AU reserved by 19th Hole Corporation 150409.
   10610 500 D2-ESN Sonair, S.A., still parked at Woensdrecht since 310308.
   10615 500 N19AY N713FE Federal Express, Corporation/Mountain Air Cargo, Inc., sold to 19th Hole, Corporation 250309 and registered 150409. Registration N19AY reserved by 19th Hole Corporation 150409.
   10677 500 N724FE Mountain Air Cargo Inc., registration cancelled 180806. Broken up and fuselage donated in 2006 to TransPark Center, part of North Carolina Global TransPark at Kinston for fire fighting- and security training.


Finally a very nice photo of N19XD (10372), seen on a stop during its long journey to Africa. The new operator could be Knight Aviation at Nairobi/Wilson, although not confirmed.
(Graham Wasey, Kemble, 6 May 2009)


Nice weather 'y mucho sol', a nice place to be and to catch this F27 Maritime D.2-03 (10587) of the Spanish Air Force. Still going strong, already for 30 years now.
(Roy Fox, Tenerife, 11 May 2009)


One of the recent additions to the Air Baltic fleet is YL-BAA (20120) and was previously operated by Skyways as SE-LEB.
(Paul Zethof, Helsinki, 24 May 2009)

   20108 050 SE-LEH Skyways Express AB, seen Stockholm/Arlanda 260409 in white c/s with small 'Skyways' titles only.
   20112 050 SE-LEC Skyways Express AB, seen Stockholm/Arlanda 030509 in white c/s with small 'Skyways' titles only. Previously operating in (basic) green Gotlandsflyg c/s.
   20119 050 PH-LMB Amapola Flyg AB, seen at Karlsruhe/Baden Baden 070509 now without large "MiniLiner" titles.
   20135 050 OO-VLM VLM Airlines nv, seen at Rotterdam 140509 named "Ville de Nantes".
   20147 050 SE-LIP Skyways Express AB, returned to lessor. Seen at Stockholm/Arlanda 260509 in Amapola Flyg AB c/s and converted as freighter (cabine windows replaced by blind panels).
   20196 050 9Q- . . . Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, seen at Kinshasa/N'Djili 120509 repainted in CAA c/s still without registration. Registration PH-LMS was cancelled 220409.
   20197 050 I- . . . . PH-KVD MiniLiner, S.r.l., currently at Denver for freighter conversion (including fitting of large cargo door).
   20199 050 PH-ZDI LN-RNM SAS Commuter, arrived at Fokker Services Woensdrecht 040309 on return to lessor. Ferried Woensdrecht-Amsterdam 240309 for painting and seen inside QAPS paint shop the same day. Registration PH-ZDI reserved 310309 by Stockholm Aircraft Finance bv. Returned to Woensdrecht 020409 in white c/s.
   20203 050 5Y-VVH Blue Bird Aviation, Ltd, departed from Maastricht 230509 after maintenance.
   20216 050 YL-BAC SE-LFS Skyways Express AB, returned to lessor Largus Aviation AB 0409. Leased to Air Baltic, Corporation A/S 170409. Seen at Helsinki 010509 as YL-BAC in white c/s with "Air Baltic" titles.
   20223 050 TF-JMN Flugf'lag Islands, h.f. (Air Iceland), ferried Reykjavik-Riga 130509 on wet-lease to Air Baltic, Corporation A/S for coming summer period. Seen at Helsinki 150509 in basic Flugf'lag c/s.
   20226 050 OO-VLI VLM Airlines nv, seen at Frankfurt am Main 060509 named "City of Frankfurt".
   20227 050 ST-NVA Nova Airlines, seen still parked at Maastricht 180509.
   20230 050 5B-DCB Freedom Airways, returned to lessor. Leased to Euro Aviation, S.A., a Greek air-taxi company based at Athens. Seen at Athens 0409 still in Freedom Airways c/s. Operated Athens, Greece-Podgorica, Montenegro-Paphos, Cyprus 270509-280509.
   20233 050 PH-JXK Denim Air bv, departed from Maastricht 210509 in white c/s on wet-lease to Arik Air.
   20239 050 PH-JXN Denim Air bv, ferried Maastricht-Tripoli 150509 in white c/s on wet-lease to Petro Air. Seen at Tripoli 0509 with small "Petro Air" titles (in arabic) near paxdoor and small tail logo.
   20244 050 TF-JMS Flugf'lag Islands, h.f. (Air Iceland), ferried Riga-Reykjavik 140509 after wet-lease to Air Baltic, Corporation A/S ended.
   20254 050 PH-KXN Mass Holding nv, at Maastricht since 220409 in OceanAir c/s for maintenance.
   20255 050 PH-KXS PR-OAB Ocean Air Linhas A'reas, Ltda, registration PH-KXS reserved 130109 by Mass Holding nv.
   20257 050 OY-PCI Nordic Aviation Capital A/S, seen parked at M'nchengladbach 160509 in basic ANA c/s without both engines awaiting further maintenance.
   20258 050 JU-8258 Aero Mongolia, Co. Ltd, seen stored at Ulaanbaatar 130509 along with JU-8251 (20251).
   20262 050 PH-KXX PR-AOC Ocean Air Linhas A'reas, Ltda, registration PH-KXX reserved 130109 by Mass Holding nv. Arrived at Maastricht 300509 in OceanAir c/s as PH-KXX. Will be used by Denim Air after maintenance.
   20281 050 HK-4581 Avianca, seen at Medellin/Rionegro 150509 in Avianca c/s.
   20287 0502 U-06 Koninklijke Luchtmacht, arrived at Fokker Services Woensdrecht 100409 for overhaul. Ferried to Maastricht 060509 for painting. Returned to Woensdrecht 150509 (as FOP187) in renewed KLu VIP c/s with a different cheat line and new serial presentation. Still without (new) KLu tail logo and 334 squadron placard.
   20296 050 HK-4580 Avianca, seen at Medellin/Rionegro 060409 in Avianca c/s.
   20307 050 OY-PCJ Nordic Aviation Capital A/S, at M'nchengladbach since 160309 in basic ANA c/s for maintenance with Rheinland Air Service (RAS).
   20317 050 PK-RAR P.T. Riau Airlines, overrun the runway at Batam 070309 in wet conitions and became damaged.

        Fairchild F-27 & Fairchild Hiller FH-227

   577 FH-227D XA-CZA Aerocaribe, S.A. de C.V., recently moved from Merida airport to a nearby High School in city center of Merida.



Fokker 50 U-06 (20287) is showing off its new VIP c/s (still without the new Airforce tail logo) while returning from Maastricht.
(Wiert van der Meer, Woensdrecht, 15 May 2009)


Aero Mongolia is currently not flying anymore. Although reportedly active, both Fokker 50's JU-8258 (20258) and sistership JU-8251 (20251) were seen in stored condition.
(Jahu Ritaranta, Ulaanbaatar, 13 May 2009)


The Fokker 100's of Aero Mongolia are out of service since at least September 2008 as this JU-8452 (11352) is showing.
(Jahu Ritaranta, Ulaanbaatar, 13 May 2009)

     Fokker F28, Fokker 70 & Fokker 100

   11047 1000 TU-PAB ?, at Dinard since 250109 for maintenance. Name of new operator?
   11110 2000 5A-DSO Petro Air Company, arrived at Fokker Services Woensdrecht 090509 in latest Sirte Oil c/s for maintenance. Departed from Woensdrecht 190509 still in Sirte Oil c/s.
   11112 2000 HC-BZU TAME Linea A'rea del Ecuador, seen stored at Quito 050409 in complete condition.
   11118 4000 ZS-IJN Inter Aviation Services, Pty Ltd, withdrawn from use? Seen at Lanseria 0309 in Interair South Africa c/s without engines and missing several parts (radome, r/h S/E door, cockpit windows). Returned to AirQuarius Aviation, Pty Ltd after lease?
   11195 4000 P2-ANS Air Niugini, Pty Ltd, seen stored at Port Moresby 190209 without engines.
   11204 4000 TT-EAS Touma' air Tchad, seen parked at Dinard 160509. Returned off lease?
   11207 4000 P2-ANR Air Niugini, Pty Ltd, seen at Kuala Lumpur/Subang 110409 in white c/s. Destined for ?
   11219 4000 P2-ANJ Air Niugini, Pty Ltd, broken up and remainings seen dumped at Port Moresby 190209.
   11223 4000 P2-ANI Air Niugini, Pty Ltd, seen stored at Port Moresby 190209 without engines.
   11268 0100 4O-AOL ZA-ARC Belle Air, returned to Montenegro Airlines after wet-lease ended. Seen at Belgrade 010309 with very faded "Belle Air" titles and re-registered as 4O-AOL. Seen at Frankfurt am Main 100409 in basic Montenegro Airlines c/s.
   11291 0100 PH-MJN SE-DUV Air Express in Sweden AB, arrived at Fokker Services Woensdrecht 130309 on return to lessor. Registration PH-MJN reserved 160409 by owner Mass Holding nv.
   11293 0100 PH-MJO HL7774 Yeongnam Air, suspended operations 1208 and parked at Seoul/Gimpo on return to lessor. Registration cancelled 080409. Registration PH-MJO reserved 070509 by owner Mass Holding nv.
   11352 0100 JU-8452 Aero Mongolia, Co. Ltd, seen stored at Ulaanbaatar 130509. D-AFKD is reserved by Contact Air.
   11379 0100 VH-FKK Alliance Airlines, Pty Ltd, first day of service Brisbane-Rockhampton 130409 in Alliance c/s.
   11413 0100 HK-4578 Avianca, seen at Bogota 080209 in Avianca c/s as HK-4578.
   11419 0100 HK-4579 Avianca, seen at Medellin/Rionegro 010309 in Avianca c/s as HK-4579.
   11428 0100 JU-8428 Aero Mongolia, Co. Ltd, seen stored at Ulaanbaatar 130509. D-AFKC is reserved by Contact Air.
   11441 0100 PT-MRL TAM, reportedly destined for TAM museum "The Wings of a Dream". Seen parked at S'o Carlos 260409 in white c/s without registration. Completely repaired for display after an emergency landing at S'o Paulo/Viracopos 300802.
   11450 0100 N450DR 9N-AHI Cosmic Air, arrived at Fokker Services Asia at Seletar 260309 on return to lessor. Seen at Seletar 120409 still in Cosmic Air c/s. Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee 060509 as N450DR.
   11470 0100 D-AFKF PH-MJK Mass Jet Lease bv, arrived at Fokker Services Woensdrecht 230409 as PH-MJK in Kostar c/s on return to lessor. Destined for lease to Contact Air Flugdienst, GmbH & Co. as D-AFKF.
   11485 0100 9N-AHG Cosmic Air, seen still stored at Kathmandu 0509 in poor condition without both engines.



OE-LVF (11483) with internet address 'austrian.com' titles newly applied on the engine cowling. (Paul Zethof, Amsterdam, 8 May 2009)

Not much of an airworthy Fokker 100 is this 9N-AHG (11485) of Cosmic Air. Stored since 2006 and most likely out of service for ever! See also the dumped trust reverser in the background, just visible under the aft fuselage !
(Desire' Homma, Kathmandu, May 2009) 		PH-KZT (11541) was delivered to KLM Cityhopper last Februari as second ex-R'gional Fokker 70. (Peter Heeneman, Amsterdam, 10 April 2009)


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