- Rekkof Aircraft
Rekkof Aircraft is a Dutch company dedicated to restarting the production of upgraded versions of the
Fokker F70 andFokker F100 regional jet s as production of those stopped whenFokker was declared bankrupt in1996 . They first announced their plans in late2003 and intended to first re-launch the Fokker F70NG (NG standing for Next Generation) and if enough orders were placed later also the Fokker F100NG. Notable changes on the NG models would've been winglets and different engines. A possible third unnamed stretched version of the aircraft had also been mentioned.Rekkof believes there is a sufficient market for the aircraft and that the design can still compete with similar modern regional airliners from manufacturers as
Embraer andBombardier Aerospace . However, while the announcement of a launch customer and the production re-start have been called "imminent" by Rekkof a number of times between early 2004 and mid-2005, none of Rekkof's plans have materialised to date. KLM, a current user of Fokker aircraft and suggested as a launch customer, has denied that they are in negotiations with Rekkof and hasEmbraer regional jets on order to replace their Fokker fleet.Though Rekkof has stated that it prefers to assemble the aircraft in the Netherlands, with
Lelystad Airport andEnschede Airport Twente mentioned as possible assembly locations,Bangalore inIndia has now also been mentioned as a possible location with Indian engineering firm "Cades Digitech" having stated they were planning to invest 300 millionUS dollar s in an assembly plant. [ [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1052646 Cades Digitech will make Fokker aircraft] , article from Daily News & Analysis, India]In a recently released render, a new design called the Fokker F100NXT is shown, with the most notable difference being a redesigned wing, lacking the winglets proposed for the Fokker F100NG.
Rekkof Aircraft is a part of
Panta Holdings BV , which also ownsDenim Air , an airline usingFokker 50 aircraft. They previously ownedVLM Airlines , also operating Fokker F50 aircraft, which has been sold toAir France-KLM .References
External links
* [http://www.rekkof.nl Rekkof Aircraft] (official website)
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