French Army’s NH90 Special Forces helicopter begins flight testing
Airbus Helicopters has commenced flight testing for the NH90 Standard 2, a new configuration tailored for the French Army Aviation's special forces operations. The...
airBaltic and Fokker Next Gen pave the way for hydrogen-powered aircraft innovation
Fokker Next Gen N.V. and airBaltic have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to spearhead the development of a revolutionary liquid hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Helvetic Airways says goodbye to its legendary Fokker F100
On 14 June 2019, Swiss airline Helvetic Airways said goodbye to its legendary Fokker 100, after a tour over Switzerland and a flight to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
[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...
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...