Tag Archives: F.28 Mk. 0100

Sol del Paraguay’s first aircraft is painted

Copyright Photo: Andre Du-Pont/Mexico Air Spotters.

Sol del Paraguay (Asuncion) is a new airline in Paraguay. The carrier is getting ready to take delivery of its first aircraft, this ex-Mexicana Click Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 XA-TCP (msn 11341). A second Fokker will be added in order to start regional operations in 2011.

Copyright Photo: Andre Du-Pont/Mexico Air Spotters. XA-TCP is pictured at Mexico City after repainting.

OceanAir is now operating as Avianca (Brazil)

OceanAir Linhas Aereas (Sao Paulo-Guarulhos) is now operating as Avianca (Brazil).

Copyright Photo: AirSpeed. Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) PR-OAL (msn 11418) taxies at Florianopolis with its new titles.

Alliance Airlines to add eight more Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100s

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Alliance Airlines (Brisbane) plans to buy an additional eight Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100s (Fokker 100s) in order to expand its operations according to Flightglobal. The company signed a letter of intent (LOI) with an unnamed European vendor for the 100-seat aircraft, which will be delivered progressively from May. When the deliveries are completed, Alliance will have a fleet of 19 Fokker F.28 Mk. 100s and six Fokker F.27 Mk. 50s.

Read the full report:

www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/24/339835/australias-alliance-airlines-inks-deal-for-eight-fokker.html

Denim Air ceases all operations

Denim Air (Amsterdam) ceased all operations on February 18, 2010. The company was established in 1996 and commenced operations on April 26, 1996. Air Nostrum acquired the company in January 1999 however in October 2002 the management of Denim Air acquired the all of the shares. The company specialized in ACMI operations and was flying for Air Nostrum and Arik Air and other agencies and companies. It was operating 10 Bombardier DHC-8-300s (Q300s), 10 Fokker F.27 Mk. 050s (Fokker 50s) and three Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100s (Fokker 100s) at the end.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) PH-LNE (msn 11322) is seen at Maastricht.

Iranian Air Transport changes its name to Naft Airlines

Iranian Air Transport (Ahwaz) has changed its name to Naft Airlines.

Copyright Photo: Shahram (Shary) Sharifi.

Carpatair to add three Fokker 70s starting in December

Carpatair (Timisoara) will add three 72-seat Fokker F.28 Mk. 0070s (Fokker 70s). The first (YR-KMA) will be delivered in December with second in February 2010 and the third the following month. The new type will join the current fleet of SAAB 2000s and the pictured Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100s.

Website with a press release and photo:

www.carpatair.com/

Copyright Photo: Lucio Alfieri.

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Mexicana Click’s Office Depot logojet

Mexicana Click (Click Mexicana)

Copyright Photo: Arturo Zapata.  XA-MRB is pictured at the Mexico City hub.

Copyright Photo: Arturo Zapata. XA-MRB is pictured at the Mexico City hub.

(Mexico City) in August introduced this special color scheme promoting Office Depot for the going back to school season.

Skywest Airlines to acquire another Fokker 100

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.  Skywest's Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) VH-FNJ (msn 11489) climbs beautifully at Denpasar in the 2003 colors..

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Skywest's Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) VH-FNJ (msn 11489) climbs beautifully at Denpasar in the 2003 colors..

Skywest Airlines (Australia) (Perth) is adding another Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) bringing the fleet to 16 aircraft (nine F100s and seven Fokker F.27 Mk. 050s). The company is also considering an order for four Airbus A320s.

Press release:

www.skywest.com.au/home.asp?documentid=438

Contact Air Fokker 100 makes emergency landing

Contact Air’s (Stuttgart) Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) D-AFKE (msn 11505) made an emergency landing at Stuttgart this morning due to landing gear problems. The passengers and crew escaped using the emergency chutes. The incident made headlines in Germany because one of the passengers on board was the chairman of Germany’s Social Democratic Party headed to Stuttgart to make a speech.

For dramatic pictures please see this news link:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1213401/Pictured-Passenger-jet-faulty-landing-gear-hits-runway-covered-protective-foam-layer.html?ITO=1490

Iran Aseman Fokker 100 burst tire, starts fire

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Iran Aseman Airlines (Tehran) yesterday (August 11) had a Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) make a hard landing at Isfahan, Iran causing a tire to burst and a resultant fire in the wheel. There were no injuries.

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News item:

www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20090812160152/Article/index_html