Category: Fokker F28

Early EU F28s: Fokker Fellowships 1969-1971

19/2/2019

Following its success with the F27 Friendship Fokker’s move into pure jets was a risk that took a long while to pay off. Interestingly far from being a ‘regional’ type aircraft the earliest F28 operators saw the Fellowship as a mainline aircraft and it was not unusual to see the type in operation on charter routes from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean that in later years would occupy an A300 or Tristar.

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Lunarejo’s Courier: Aero Continente

10/7/2018

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There is a ‘fine’ tradition of dodgy airlines in Africa and Latin America but few have had the success that Peru’s Aero Continente managed. This is all the more impressive when it appears that the airline’s operations were strictly a secondary consideration, with its primary reason for existing being to act as a carrier for drug cartel Cocaine! From a fresh startup in 1992 it became Peru’s largest airline only for it all to come finally crashing down in 2004.

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Project Omaha: Piedmont’s Florida Shuttle

18/6/2018

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After initially being against deregulation Piedmont grabbed the opportunity with both hands. They had already turned Charlotte into a major hub, built secondary hub operations at Dayton and Baltimore and begun to build partnerships with various regional airlines, but ever curious for new opportunities Piedmont looked towards Florida to try something new for the airline and the industry.

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Time Flys...Why Don't You?: Time Air

3/5/2016

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Despite regulation the Canadian airline scene was full of pioneering airmen who built great airlines. Among them was Walter R. "Stub" Ross whose dream of providing short haul services enabled him to build the most successful regional airline in Canada. Lethbridge Air Services became Time Air and went on to form the basis for the entire Canadian Airlines regional network.

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Quebecair Pt3: 1980-1999 Arise Inter-Canadien

3/7/2015

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The 70s had not been kind to Quebecair and the 1980s would prove even less so. The wave of market consolidation in the mid-80s couldn't help but sweep up such a vulnerable airline and yet it would survive, albeit barely recognisable, to carry on serving Quebec into the 90s.

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Air Ontario & Its Tragic Pair Of F28 Fellowships

29/1/2015

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Air Ontario was formed in 1981 when Great Lakes Airlines was renamed. Its growth during the 1980s would see its merger with Austin Airways and affiliation with Air Canada, however even though it was a successful commuter, which would go on to form one of the central components of Air Canada Jazz, not all its moves paid off. Certainly the purchase of a pair of F28 Fellowships would not be the success that its first pure jet service hoped for and in fact would end in tragedy.

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Dutch Jungle-Jets: Aero Peru Fellowships

6/1/2015

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Empresa de Transporte Aéreo del Perú was formed in 1973 to takeover operations of SATCO, a Peruvian Army predecessor. The initial fleet consisted of three F28s originally delivered to SATCO which began service on the Lima-Cusco route in October.

OB-R1018 was originally PH-EXN which first flew on 18th May 1973 and was delivered to SATCO three days later.

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Norcanair: Saskatchewan Pioneer Fellowships

27/11/2014

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Norcanair could trace its history back to M&C Aviation of 1930. From 1947 it was known as Saskatchewan Government Airways (Saskair). The fleet was a mixed bag typical of Canadian bush operators - PBY Cansos, Beech 18s, DC-3s, DHC-2 Beavers etc. Scheduled services operated to over 20 destinations within the state from its base at Prince Albert. Privatised in 1964 it became Norcanair serving charters and north-south scheduled services in Saskatchewan.

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Early EU F28s: Fokker Fellowships 1969-1971

Lunarejo’s Courier: Aero Continente

Project Omaha: Piedmont’s Florida Shuttle

Time Flys...Why Don't You?: Time Air

Quebecair Pt3: 1980-1999 Arise Inter-Canadien

Air Ontario & Its Tragic Pair Of F28 Fellowships

Dutch Jungle-Jets: Aero Peru Fellowships

Norcanair: Saskatchewan Pioneer Fellowships

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