Fokkernews July 2023 (issue 67)

General news

Arvand Airlines seems to be reactivated after a long hibernation period. The airline, based in Abadan, Iran, intends to start flying the first of six F100s this year. The source of the aircraft is not clear yet, but some Iranian Fokker operators are currently retiring their F100s.

Fokker F27, Fokker 50 & Fokker 60

c/n type registration new registration comment
10179 600 (D-BAKD) The ex-WDL Friendship is now clearly recognizable as an instructional airframe by its new Cologne-Bonn Airport titles and a fresh color scheme.
10369 500 5Y-GMC Astral. Seen at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 26 June 2023 in the storage area.
10448 500 5Y-JUU Astral. Seen at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 26 June 2023 in the storage area.
10530 500CRF 5X-FFD Fly540. The wreck was still noted at Nairobi-Wilson 28 June 2023.
10550 500CRF 5Y-SEC Safari Express Cargo. Seen at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 26 June 2023 in the storage area.
10578 400M FAB090 Fuerza Aerea Boliviana. Seen in active service 28 July 2023 in La Paz. This is currently the only flying Friendship in Bolivia.
20103 50E 5Y-DDI Silverstone Air. Seen active 28 June 2023 at Nairobi-Wilson.
20111 50 5Y-MIS Skyward. Noted broken up at Nairobi-Wilson 28 June 2023.
20114 50 5Y-CHK Skyward Express. Seen active at Nairobi-Wilson 24 and 28 June 2023.
20116 50 5Y-SVN Rudufu. Long-term resident in the storage area of Nairobi-Wilson, seen 28-06-2023 with many parts missing.
20121 50 5Y-WFA Rudufu. Seen all-white in Mogadishu 27 June 2023.
20122 50 5Y-SMX Skyward Express. Seen in the dump area of Nairobi-Wilson 28 June 2023.
20135 50 HP-1921PST Air Panama, but never in operation. Noted stored at Albrook Field, Panama City on 19 April 2023.
20144 50 HP-1922 Air Panama. Noted scrapped at Albrook Field, Panama City on 19 April 2023.
20162 50 HP-1793PST Air Panama. Seen at Albrook Field, Panama City on 19 April 2023; this F50 is still active.
20163 50 HP-1794PST Air Panama. Noted at Albrook Field, Panama City on 19 April 2023.
20171 50E 5Y-MHT Saacid Airlines. The unmarked remains of the F50 that crashed in 2020 are still sitting close to the runway in Mogadishu, noted 27 June 2023.
20179 50 HP-1606PST Air Panama. Noted in service at Albrook Field, Panama City on 19 April 2023.
20180 50E 5Y-IZZ Silverstone Air. Seen in action 23 June 2023 at Nairobi-Wilson.
20191 50F 5Y-JWG Jetways. Seen at the cargo ramp of Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 30 June 2023.
20192 50 5Y-SMZ Skyward. Noted on the dump of Nairobi-Wilson 28 June 2023.
20197 50F 5Y-JWB Renegade. Seen at Nairobi-Wilson 24 and 28 June 2023 with large 'Fokker 50 freighter' titles.
20207 50 5Y-GIG Bush Air Safaris. Stored for at least four years at Nairobi-Wilson 28 June 2023.
20209 50 5Y-JWX Jetways. On 28 June 2023 this aircraft was noted in the dump of Nairobi-Wilson.
20233 50 5Y-JXK Skyward. Seen at Nairobi-Wilson 23-06-2023.
20239 50 5Y-JXN Skyward. The wreck was seen at Mogadishu on 26 June 2023.
20244 50 5Y-IZO Silverstone.The remains of this crash victim were seen in the dump area of Nairobi-Wilson 28 June 2023.
20261 50 6O-JAF Jubba Airways. Seen at Mogadishu 26 June 2023.
20282 502 5Y-FAI Freedom Airlines Express. Noted 23 June 2023 at Nairobi-Wilson without engines, probably for maintenance.
20333 50 5Y-CGX Safe Air Comapny. Noted 28 June 2023 near the Skyward hangar at Nairobi-Wilson.
unknown 50 5Y-SK* Aerojet Aviation Ltd. Seen in Bardera April 2023 in full livery.
33 F N127HP Former Hawkins & Powers F-27 arrived in Hagerstown Aviation Museum 28 July 2023 for future static display.
99 F CP-2479 Alas del Sur. Attempts to bring this Fairchild back into flying conditions failed when an exploding tyre killed a petty officer of the Bolivian Air Force and damaged the aircfaft on 9 January 2022 at Santa Cruz-El Trompillo airport.

Fokker F28, Fokker 70 & Fokker 100

c/n type registration new registration comment
11229 4000 5Y-EEE Fly-SAX. Seen in the storage area of Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 26 June 2023. Offered for sale July 2023; the aircraft has not flown for five years.
11307 100 5Y-SIA Salaam Air. Seen at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 26-06-2023, still parked. This F100 looks inactive.
11315 100 HP-1763PST Air Panama. Seen missing many parts at Panama City 23 April 2023; the aircraft has not flown for at least five years.
11452 100 VH-ZYT Network Aviation. After completion of scrapping, the registration was cancelled 21 July 2023.
11489 100 VH-FNJ Virgin Australia. Made its last commercial flight on 21 July 2023 from Perth to Woodie Woodie mine strip and back as VOZ9467/9466. It was onward ferried via Port Hedland to Singapore-Seletar as VOZ9945 for some maintenance and subsequent storage until sold.
11490 100 VH-NHA Network - Qantas Link. Parked in Perth since 11 November 2022, it is currently being prepared for ferry to Singapore-Seletar for a C-check. Thereafter it will return to full airline service.
11547 70 VH-KBX Alliance Airlines. Former Royal Dutch F70 is parked in Brisbane since 11 November 2022.
11557 70ER KAF308 Kenya Government. Seen on 26 June 2023 parked at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta.
11565 70 VH-QQV Alliance Airlines. The F70 has not flown for more than one year, it is parked at Brisbane, requiring service.
11581 70 5Y-JWF Fly Premier. Noted active at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta 26 June 2023.

The color scheme of the training Friendship at Cologne-Bonn airport (former WDL ship D-BAKD, 10179) has been further enhanced: it now has titles and hundreds of handprints. (André Alders; Cologne, 12 July 2023)

 

In the previous issue we already had a picture of Fly-24 Air 5Y-WFD (20214) and here is a nice improved version. (Marius Hoepner via André Alders; Nairobi-Wilson, 24 June 2023)

 

Replacing the shot in the previous Fokkernews of 6O-YAS (c/n believed 20177, but unconfirmed) with large Starsky titles and a 10th anniversary tail logo in sunny conditions. (Marius Hoepner via André Alders; Mogadishu, 26 June 2023)

 

Another still unidentified F50 is operated by Aerojet Aviation Ltd. The registration is incompletely visible, we believe it reads 5Y-SK*. The only known possibility is 5Y-SKN (20110), but we strongly doubt whether is the same aircraft. (Mudug24; Bardera, 29 April 2023)

 

Fairchild F-27A N127HP (033) that was last used by Hawkins & Powers over 25 years ago and still is in reasonable condition, was trucked from Greybull to Hagerstown, where it will be readied for display in the Hagerstown Aviation Museum. (Hagerstown Aviation Museum on Facebook; Hagerstown 27 July 2023)

 

Shortly after delivery to Kenya Skyward leased their new F100 5Y-SKE (11416) to Premier Airlines and it carries their titles. It is a pity that part of the decals have already come loose. (Nino Parasmo on Facebook; Kinshasa, 18 July 2023)

Credits

All photographers named above, Air-Britian News, André Alders, Merv Crowe, Frank Ellemers, Greg Hyde, Jacques Vooren, Henk Wadman.