Problems at Fokker as New Types Enter Service: The Dutch Government moved during October to provide an additional cash injection to the vast Fokker concern. Fokker’s problems stemmed from protracted development delays on both the Fokker 50 propjet and the Fokker 100 twinjet programmes. Though basically developments of existing aircraft, the two projects absorbed more

The Year That Was What a year 1987 was. Massive passenger growth, virtually no airline terrorism, few passenger fatalities, relatively stable fuel prices and to top it all off a stock market crash that had the potential to wreck it all in one brief stroke. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login