Fokkernews June 2024 (issue 78)
General news
Jetair Caribbean voluntarily filed for bankruptcy on 18 June 2024 and ceased operations. The airline had financial difficulties due to technical issues with their last remaining F70.
Fokker F27, Fokker 50 & Fokker 60
| c/n | type | new registration | registration | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10582 | 400M | 6W-STC | Senegal Air Force. This Troopship is now a gate guard in a small park at the entrance of Ouakam Air Base in Dakar. (Google 14.732126, -17.486678 | |
| 20183 | 50 | JU-8881 | Hunnu Air. The relics of this F50 were seen at the old Dzjengiz Khan airport in Ulaanbaatar on 16 May 2024, missing many parts as well as its registration. | |
| 20307 | 50 | 5Y-NWA | SE-MJC | After a local testflight in Malmö, the F50 was re-registered on 7 June 2024 to Renegade Air in Kenya and subsequently ferried from Malmö via Heraklion and Jeddah to Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta airport 10 to 12 June 2024. Registration was used as callsign. |
Fokker F28, Fokker 70 & Fokker 100
| c/n | type | new registration | registration | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11334 | 100 | VH-FNC | Alliance Airlines announced that this F100 is part of their fleet since 24 May 2024. The online Australian Register still has Virgin Regional as the operator. The aircraft is parked at Perth airport since 30 April 2024. | |
| 11489 | 100 | VH-FNJ | Virgin Australia. Cancelled from the register 18 June 2024 as scrapped. | |
| 11585 | 70 | PJ-JAB | JetAir Caribbean. The F70 flew the airline's final service from St. Maarten to Curaçao on 18 June 2024 as 4J523. It needs a new engine, so we expect it not to fly again soon, if ever. |
Following their F100, Karun Airlines has now applied the new livery to the first F50 EP-PET (20283). The aircraft is apparently to be reactivated, although still missing an engine. (Hesam_hsnzde; Ahwaz on Planespotters, 10 June 2024)
Another F50 on the way to Kenya. 5Y-NWA (20307) will fly for Renegade Air; it is former SE-MFC (Largus Aviation) and RP-C9981 (Leading Edge Aviation), whose logo is still on the tail. (Ian Madigan; Heraklion, 11 June 2024)
Maandeeq Air F50 5Y-IFY (c/n still unknown) has now got cheerfully colored engine cowlings, but lost its titles; maybe a new operator? (Wariye Mohamed Baaruud Voa; unknown location, 3 May 2024)
Montenegro Airlines 4O-AOT (11350) has not flown for over ten years. It looks still intact, but dirty. (Konrad Wyszynski on JetPhotos; Podgorica, 13 April 2024)
A sight that unfortunately is history now: JetAir Caribbean PJ-JAB (11585) coming in over the famous Maho beach at St. Maarten. (Jody Moore; St. Maarten, 29 February 2024)
Credits
All photographers named above, Aviator, CASA register, Frank Ellemers, Flightradar24, Jan Homma, Greg Hyde, Jetphotos, Luchtvaartnieuws, Jody Moore, Planespotters, Scramble, Skyliner, Henk Wadman, Willem Westerhof.
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