Fokkernews February 2020 (issue 27)
General news
Peruvian airline ATSA expects its first Dash-8 to be delivered shortly. It is not clear whether this is a fleet expansion or means replacement of their F50.
Jetair Caribbean started scheduled flights between Willemstad (Curaçao) and Philipsburg (St. Martin) 2 February 2020. The service is flown twice per week using F70.
Fokker F27, Fokker 50 & Fokker 60
| c/n | type | registration | new registration | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10260 | 200 | HB-ISH | Sunshine Aviation. This Friendship is still in existence as a fire trainer at Basel airport; it was seen there 16 February 2020, missing outer wings and rudder. | |
| 10262 | 200MAR | AR-NZE / 74 | Pakistan Navy. Performed the farewell flyby at PNS Mehran near Karachi on 21 January 2020 on the occasion of the Pakistan Navy phasing out the F27. Over the years Navy 27 Anti-Submarine Warfare squadron has had eight F27 on strenght, of which six were flying and two for spares only. Ship 74 was transferred to PNS Siddiq at Turbat where it will be preserved as a gate guard. | |
| 10565 | 400M | 6W-STB | Senegal Air Force. Location mentioned in Fokkernews #23 has to be corrected to Parachute regiment in Thiaroye Gare, Senegal (Google 14.756499, -17.376238). | |
| 10654 | 500 | PK-KRL | Asialink Cargo. This freighter is for sale, it is stored at Batam airport. | |
| 20119 | 50F | PK=KRP | Asialink Cargo. Also for sale, also stored at Batam. | |
| 20146 | 50 | SE-LIO | Amapola Flyg. Ferried from Malmö to Lelystad 25 February 2020 for painting into new Amapola color scheme. | |
| 20202 | 50 | 5Y-SMQ | Skyward Express. AeroCentury recently sold this aircraft to Skyward Express, so apparently it was on lease previously, as it is in Kenian service already since 2016. | |
| 20288 | 50 | PJ-KVM | 2-VGAS | Vermeer Global Aviation Services, registered 30 October 2019. Destined for a still unknown African operator. Noted at Curaçao in January 2020 in basic Insel Air colors. |
| 20297 | 50 | PJ-KVO | Insel Air. Seen at Curaçao January 2020, missing engines and other parts. |
Fokker F28, Fokker 70 & Fokker 100
| c/n | type | registration | new registration | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11305 | 100 | VH-FZO | Virgin Australia Regional Airways. Ferried from Perth to Avalon 24 January 2020 as VOZ9927 for scrapping. | |
| 11321 | 100 | 4O-AOM | Montenegro Airlines. The last active F100 to be withdrawn from use late October 2020, being replaced by a new Embraer 195. | |
| 11454 | 100 | EP-ASO | Iran Aseman Airlines. Seen 1 January 2020 at Shiraz, apparently in long-term storage without engines. | |
| 11520 | 100 | VH-UQG | Alliance Airlines. Made first commercial flight 3 February 2020 from Brisbane via Maroochydore to Emerald and return QQ4078/4079. | |
| 11528 | 70 | PH-JCH | Airline Technical Support. Noted January 2020 at Curaçao in ATS hangar, in basic Insel Air colors without titles. | |
| 11560 | 70 | VH-NUY | Alliance Airlines. Seen 13 February 2020 at Bratislava, now in full Alliance colors and being worked on, so presumably delivery to Australia is imminent. | |
| 11562 | 70 | 5B-DDF | TUS Airways. Ferried from Larnaca to Bratislava 14 February 2020 as CYF124M. For maintenance or storage? | |
| 11568 | 70 | VH-NUZ | Alliance Airlines. This aircraft was stored at Brisbane since its arrival in Australia on 31 March 2018, being intended as a parts donor for the rest of the fleet. Surprisingly, it flew to Avalon 15 January 2020 for painting and made its first revenue service Brisbane-Maroochydore-Emerald and return 17 February 2020 as QQ4078/4079. | |
| 11585 | 70 | 2-JACC | PJ-JAB | Jetair Caribbean, re-registered 6 December 2019. |
Again a Braathens Regional F50 that lost its colors: SE-LIR (20151) is flying for Amapola Flyg in all white at least since October 2019 (Anders Nilsson at Flickr; Stockholm-Bromma, 13 October 2019)
The end of the Fokker era has commenced for Virgin Australia Regional Airlines. The first F100 made it last flight as VOZ9927 from Perth to Avalon, where it is to be scrapped (Anthony James; Perth, 24 January 2020)
Although Jetair Caribbean PJ-JAC (11582) carries its Antillean registration already since July 2019, we can now present a picture for the first time (Jacques Vooren; Willemstad, 22 January 2020)
The second Jetair Caribbean F70, PJ-JAB (11585) received the registration of its home country in December 2019 and is now in active service (Jacques Vooren; Willemstad, 24 January 2020)
Credits
All photographers, Air Britain News, Airliners.sk o.z., Aviator.aero, CH-Aviation, Merv Crowe, FlightAware, Flightradar24.com, Hans Groen, Jan Homma, Jetphotos.net, Luchtvaartnieuws, Pakistan Defence web, Planespotter.net, Graham Reeve, Skyliner, Jacques Vooren, Henk Wadman.
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