Bombardier and Fokker renew agreement to support Dash 8/Q Series 100/200/300 aircraft
ABACUS FLY program improves cost predictability and parts availability for aircraft operatorsBombardier Commercial Aircraft today announced that it has renewed a strategic alliance with...
Amapola gets new name and new livery for passenger flights
Amapola, originally a cargo airline focused on mail flights in Sweden, has evolved its operations to include passenger traffic alongside freight. The company recently...
[Trip report] Flying SWISS between Brussels Airport and Zurich on board Fokker 100 and Bombardier CS100
My yearly meeting with my physical limits: Ironman 70.3 Rapperswil !! And a nice opportunity to visit my brother and his family. So we...
Farewell Fokker 70 at Luxembourg Airport
After a shared history of 97 years, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines phased out its last Fokker F70 aircraft. Therefore lux-Airport celebrated the last KLM...
Amapola adds more Fokker 50 aircraft from the Philippines to its fleet
Amapola, now operating passenger flights under the name "Populair" in the market, has welcomed a long-haul addition to its fleet with the arrival of...
Mergers: European Commission clears acquisition of Fokker Technologies by GKN
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Fokker Technologies of the Netherlands by GKN of the United Kingdom.GKN...
Iran Air Fokker 100 performs main gear-up landing at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport
On 19 March, an Iran Air Fokker 100 (EP-IDG) was operating domestic flight IR215 between Qeshm and Tehran-Mehrabad (Iran). On the first approach, the...
Boeing Business Jets and GKN Aerospace Fokker introduce Skyview panoramic window
Largest-ever passenger jet window available on new BBJs, retrofit on existing BBJsBoeing Business Jets announced today it will work with GKN Aerospace's Fokker business...
Historical flight from Schiphol for Fokker S-11 aircraft
Exactly 70 years ago, the Fokker S-11 embarked on its first test flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The plane was transported on a flat-bottomed...
GKN agrees to acquire Fokker Technologies for €706 million
• Further strengthening leading Tier 1 aerospace supplier
• Compelling combination with an enhanced multi-technology portfolio
• Broadening geographic footprint in Europe, North America and Asia
• Fokker...
France signs contract for upgraded NH90 TTH helicopters for Special Forces
NHIndustries and its Partner Companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker), have signed with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) a firm contract for the...
Helvetic Airways sells fleet of 5 Fokker 100 aircraft
Helvetic Airways announces the sale of the fleet of Fokker 100 aircraft and the entirety of Helvetic’s spare engines, spare parts and tooling to...
Fokker sells its shares in Sabca to Dassault
According to Belgian financial newspaper L'Echo, Dutch group Fokker Aerospace sold its 43.57% stake in Belgian aerospace supplier Sabca to Dassault Belgique Aviation for...
One of the World’s largest thermoplastic aerostructures successfully completed in STUNNING project
Clean Sky 2 Thermoplastic Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) lower half has been delivered, and at 8m by 4m is one of the largest known...
GKN Aerospace sells the 1000th Electronic Flight Bag solution to Hi Fly
GKN Fokker Services has sold its 1000th Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for iPad® to European wet-lease specialist airline Hi Fly, one of the...
Transavia installs sustainable winglets in partnership with GKN Fokker Techniek
On 12 February 2019, Transavia equipped the first Boeing 737-800 (PH-HSK) with new Split Scimitar Winglets in partnership with GKN Fokker Techniek. This is...
The Netherlands marks 100 years of aviation
Towards a sustainable future
Aviation pioneers KLM, GKN Fokker and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) today jointly marked their centenary at the EYE Film Museum...
King Willem-Alexander will be present at the celebration of 100 years of aviation in the Netherlands
KLM, NLR (Dutch Aerospace Centre) and GKN Fokker celebrate their one-hundredth anniversary in 2019.In honour of their respective anniversaries, they organise the event '100...
First NH90 helicopter delivered to the Spanish Air Force for search and rescue missions
NHIndustries and its Partner Companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker) have delivered the first NH90 to the Spanish Air Force that will boost their...
German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter performs maiden flight
Airbus Helicopters celebrated the successful maiden flight of the NH90 Sea Tiger, the first of 31 multi-role frigate helicopters ordered by the German Bundeswehr...