Fokker
How Fokker built one of the most delightful post-war trainers
It’s a beautiful afternoon in December 1947, and Gerben Sonderman — wartime resistance fighter and one of the most famous Dutch pilots — takes the Fokker S11 prototype into the skies for the first time. Just over 75 years on, the trainer continues to delight
SNAPSHOT: Retro planespotting in Rotterdam
Long-time contributor Ron Mak shares a selection of images from Rotterdam The Hague Airport, taken between 1970 and the late 1990s
The rise and fall of Swissair
Two decades on from the alpine airline giant’s collapse, Keith Otto profiles the history of a European heavyweight once considered to be as reliable as a Swiss watch and as financially stable as a Swiss bank
Fokker 100 Incoming
The Just Flight development team has announced they are working on Fokker 100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
IN PICTURES: Snapshot of historic Croydon Airport
Readers who picked up a copy of the 100th and final issue of Airports of the World magazine will have enjoyed David Ransted’s definitive, double-length feature celebrating Croydon Airport, the UK’s first major international hub. Here, we share some of the incredible archive imagery used to illustrate the article...
Dutch Fokker successfully completes flight debut
Fokker D.XXI PH-XXI, an airworthy rebuild of the Dutch World War Two fighter, made a successful debut flight from Hoogeveen in the Netherlands on May 23.
Local Legend II: Fokker F.VII Released
The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team has announced Local Legend II: Fokker F.VII is now available.
ATSB opens Virgin Australia F100 crew incapacitation investigation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened an investigation into a cabin crew incapacitation event involving a Virgin Australia Regional Fokker F100.
Fokker F-28 roll-out
After the success of the Friendship the Fellowship had a hard act to follow. In the April 19, 1967 issue ‘Aeroplane’ detailed the plans for certifying the aircraft
Marking 35 years of the Fokker 50
Exactly 35 years ago today, the Fokker 50 took to the skies for the first time. Key.Aero looks back at its debut and examines which airlines are still flying it