A narrow-body aircraft or single-aisle aircraft is an airliner arranged along a single aisle, permitting up to 6-abreast seating in a cabin less than 4 metres (13 ft) in width. In contrast, a wide-body aircraft is a larger airliner usually configured with multiple aisles and a fuselage diameter of more than 5 metres (16 ft), allowing at least seven-abreast seating and often more travel classes .
31-551: The Fokker 70 is a narrow-body , twin-engined , medium-range, turbofan regional airliner designed and produced by the now defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker . It was developed during the early 1990s as a smaller version of the newly-developed Fokker 100 . Both the Fokker 70 and Fokker 100 were preceded by the first jet airliner manufactured by the company, the Fokker F28 Fellowship . On 4 April 1993,
62-509: A promotional effort in support of the Fokker 70 within the United States; the purchase agreement permitted the operator to return the aircraft within 12 to 18 months. Although the earlier Fokker 100 had been able to achieve moderate sales within the United States, securing orders from American Airlines , and USAir (which subsequently merged with American Airlines ), only two aircraft of the Fokker 70 variant were delivered for service in
93-414: A whole new regional airliner powered by hydrogen. Despite having released previews of the aircraft in form of visualisations, its name has not yet been publicly disclosed. It's planned to launch and be delivered to customers in 2035. Before launching its all-new airliner, Fokker Next Gen plans to retrofit an existing Fokker 100 with hydrogen engines first. The first flight test for the Fokker 100 on hydrogen
124-443: Is equipped with an airbrake fitted upon its tail section, in a somewhat similar arrangement to that found on the competing British Aerospace 146 , which allows it to conform with the 5.5° glide slope to perform steep descents, as required at London City Airport . It is outfitted with a similar avionics suite to that of the Fokker 100. During the first two decades of operations, there were multiple incidents of ice having formed on
155-412: Is planned to happen in 2028. [1] On 13 May, 2024, AirBaltic signed a Memorandum of understanding with Fokker Next Gen to strengthen teamwork and collaboration into the incorporation of hydrogen powered aircraft, which are meant to be able to come into service in 2035. The MoU, which notes the collaboration between airBaltic and Fokker Next Gen, will 'include the incorporation of end user feedback into
186-1434: The Airbus A318 , while the Airbus A321LR could replace the less fuel efficient Boeing 757s used since their production ended in 2004. Boeing will face competition and pricing pressure from the Embraer E-Jet E2 family , Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) and Comac C919 . Between 2016 and 2035, FlightGlobal expects 26,860 single-aisles to be delivered for almost $ 1380 billion, 45% Airbus A320 family ceo and neo and 43% Boeing 737 NG and max. By June 2018, there were 10,572 Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX orders: 6,068 Airbuses (57%, 2,295 with CFMs, 1,623 with PWs and 2,150 with not yet decided engines) and 4,504 Boeings (43%); 3,446 in Asia-Pacific (33%), 2,349 in Europe (22%), 1,926 in North America (18%), 912 in Latin America (9%), 654 in Middle East (6%), 72 in Africa (1%) and 1,213 not yet bounded (11%). Many airlines have shown interest in
217-445: The Airbus A321LR or its A321XLR derivative, and other extended-range models, for thin transatlantic and Asia-Pacific routes. Rekkof Aircraft Fokker Next Gen NV (formerly Rekkof Restart - from Fokker spelled backwards, Rekkof Aircraft , and Netherlands Aircraft Company ) is a Dutch company dedicated to develop and manufacture a hydrogen-powered regional airliner . Initially known as Rekkof Restart when
248-609: The Brazilian state of Goiás in the city of Anápolis (some 35 mi /55 km from state capital Goiânia ). The works were however suspended due to the crisis in Europe. Later on, Rekkof mentioned that assembly of the airplane would have to stay in the Netherlands due to certification procedures. Between 2010 and 2023, the project did not seem to progress. Since the Dutch government was allowed to supply Rekkof funds to develop
279-658: The leading edge of the wing; during January 2009, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a mandate that all Fokker 70s and Fokker 100s operated in Europe would be required to be outfitted with on-ground heating apparatus to counteract ice formation. Early on, safety-critical issues with the aircraft's thrust reversers were uncovered; in December 1996, Fokker instructed all operators to conduct inspections. The vast majority of Fokker 70s were delivered to various operators in
310-402: The 3,000 miles transatlantic flights between the eastern U.S. and Western Europe, previously dominated by wide-body aircraft. Norwegian Air Shuttle , JetBlue and TAP Portugal will open up direct routes bypassing airline hubs for lower fares between cheaper, smaller airports. The Boeing 737NG 3,300-mile range is insufficient for fully laden operations and operates at reduced capacity like
341-533: The European market. One early customer for the Fokker 70 was the Dutch flag carrier KLM , who opted to replace its remaining Fokker F28s with the type. The company's regional airline subsidiary KLM Cityhopper operated the Fokker 70 for numerous years; on 28 October 2017, the final flight of a KLM Fokker 70 was conducted. The Italian flag carrier Alitalia at one point had 15 Fokker 70s on order via leasing agreements for its subsidiary Avianova ; on 20 December 1995,
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#1732780794303372-524: The Fokker 70 by Rekkof . As of June 2022, 34 aircraft of the original production run are reportedly still in active service with various airlines and governments around the world. During November 1992, the Fokker company of the Netherlands commenced development of a new airliner intended to replace the aging Fokker F28 airliner with a more modern and fuel efficient aircraft. The specification for
403-468: The Fokker 70 was shaped by requirements outlined by several airlines, which had determined that both the Fokker 50 and ATR 42 were too small, while the Boeing 737 and MD-80 were deemed to be too large. By aiming for this sector of the market, Fokker had opted to compete for the highly competitive top end of the regional airliner market. To ease its development of such an airliner, Fokker opted to use
434-482: The U.S. market in order to comply with "scope clause" requirements rather than any Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates relating to its certification . On 4 April 1993, the Fokker 70 performed its maiden flight from the company's manufacturing base at Woensdrecht in southern Netherlands, which had a duration of three hours. during the test flight programme, Fokker 70s were flown to both Granada and Spain in support of its certification. During July 1994,
465-475: The United States. During March 1996, Fokker entered bankruptcy , which brought an abrupt end to its sales campaign in the U.S. market. Accordingly, the two America West Express aircraft operated by a subsidiary of Mesa Airlines became an expensive subfleet and were returned to Europe in 1997, ending the relatively short tenure of Fokker 70 operation in the United States. As an individual aircraft's original operator opted to withdraw it, they did not typically mark
496-507: The aircraft in the Netherlands, with Lelystad Airport and Enschede Airport Twente mentioned as possible assembly locations, Bangalore in India had also been mentioned as a possible location with Indian engineering firm Cades Digitech having stated it was planning to invest 300 million US dollars in an assembly plant. Construction on an aircraft parts plant started in November 2011 in
527-438: The bankruptcy period. Later on the decision was made to make several improvements to the airframe. This resulted in the Fokker 120NG which was further stretched to the Fokker 130NG due to altered market demands. The Fokker 130NG would be able to carry 130 to 138 passengers. It would get a new interior, improved avionics, a fly-by-wire system, sharklets and two Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1217G-engines. Rekkof believed there
558-412: The company was established in 1996, the company's intention was to restart the production of upgraded versions of the Fokker 70 and Fokker 100 regional jets as production of those stopped when Fokker was declared bankrupt in 1996. The initial plan was to start building unmodified versions of both the Fokker 70 and the Fokker 100. For this all tooling for these airplanes was bought from Fokker during
589-508: The company. During April 1997, the final Fokker 70 was delivered, at which point the production line was closed down as a result of Fokker's bankruptcy during the previous year. A total of 47 Fokker 70s were completed during its relatively short production life. Despite the original production run of the Fokker 70 having been brought to an end, efforts to restore the company and its products have been made by Rekkof ("Fokker" spelt backwards). Since 1999, it has made protracted efforts to negotiate
620-483: The deal with Mubadala never materialized. In the end of 2014, another unnamed investor showed interest to invest 1 billion US dollars in the project but this never finalized as the investor was never heard of again. In March 2010, it was announced that the Dutch government granted the company a 20 million euro loan to help develop the aircraft by acquiring the Fokker 100 testbed aircraft PH-MKH from Fokker Technologies. Though Rekkof has stated that it prefers to assemble
651-512: The end of its useful life. Instead, companies such as Fokker Services would often acquire such aircraft, refurbish them, and secure new secondhand operators for the type. Fokker Services would also provide long term support to operators of the Fokker 70, such as Austrian Airlines , which was operating a fleet of 24 airliners by January 2010. As early as the late 1990s, some operators opted to replace their often small Fokker 70 fleets with alternative, and often more modern, airliners. During 1998, it
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#1732780794303682-458: The first airline to receive a Fokker 70. In November 1993, it was announced that British Midland International (BMI) had agreed terms for the long-term lease of five Fokker 70s, and had thus become the first European airline to order the Fokker 70. The first US customer was Mesa Airlines , which ordered a pair of airliners in December 1993. By August 1995, 10 Fokker 70s had reportedly been delivered, while orders for 42 more were reportedly held by
713-539: The first example was put into revenue service. However, its operations of the type would be relatively brief; by February 1997, the company had decided to return its fleet. On 30 October 1995, the French flag carrier Air France introduced its first Fokker 70, typically using it as a replacement for its ATR 42s. During 1995, a pair of aircraft were delivered to Desert Sun Airlines , a subsidiary of Mesa Airlines , and were operated as America West Express flights as part of
744-661: The first production standard aircraft made its first flight. On 14 October 1994, type certification was granted for the Fokker 70, while the first delivery to a customer (made to the Ford Motor Company in an "Executive Jet" configuration) occurred later that same month. As had been announced at the Paris Air Show in June 1993, the launch customer for the Fokker 70 was the now-defunct Indonesian airline, Sempati Air and Pelita Air . During March 1995, Sempati became
775-432: The late 1960s and continuing through the 1990s, twin engine narrow-body aircraft, such as the Boeing 737 Classic , McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 and Airbus A320 were primarily employed in short to medium-haul markets requiring neither the range nor the passenger-carrying capacity of that period's wide-body aircraft. The re-engined Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo jets offer 500 miles more range, allowing them to operate
806-495: The new aircraft, not a lot happened. Rekkof visualised its plane on its website. No public report has been produced detailing spending of government-supplied funds. Parliamentary documents show that Rekkof has, thus far, not been able to co-finance the development. In 2023, after years of no development nor updates from Netherlands Aircraft Company, the company announced its comeback as Fokker Next Gen. Along with this, they presented their upcoming plans of developing and manufacturing
837-427: The newly-developed Fokker 100 as a basis, shrinking it by the elimination of various sections of the fuselage to reduce its 4.62 metres (15.2 ft) of the plane's total length, while features such as the wings and tail unit were relatively untouched. In line with these specifications, the aircraft had a maximum capacity for 80 passengers; however, this was reduced to a maximum of 70 passenger for airliners sold within
868-527: The re-opening of both the Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 lines. The Fokker 70 is a narrow-body , twin-engined , medium-range regional airliner . It is powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Tay 620 turbofan engines, positioned at either side of the aircraft and mounted on the rear fuselage; each engine is capable of providing up to 61.6 kN (13,849 lb) of thrust. The weight varies from 22,673 kilograms (49,985 lb) when empty to 41,730 kilograms (92,000 lb) at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW). The Fokker 70
899-408: The type performed its maiden flight , while it was introduced to service during the following year. The Fokker 70 was in production for only a relatively short period, between 1992 and 1997, during which 47 aircraft, as well as a single prototype, were completed. Its production had been terminated as a result of the bankruptcy of Fokker in 1996. There had been persistent efforts to restart production of
930-411: Was a sufficient market for the aircraft and that the design could still compete with similar modern regional airliners from manufacturers as Embraer and Bombardier Aerospace . The future of the project started to look bright when in 2007 both Premion and VLM Airlines placed an order for 25 Fokker 100NG and investor Mubadala was in negotiations for an investment of about 1 billion US dollars . However,
961-775: Was reported that SilkAir was replacing both its Boeing 737s and Fokker 70s with new-build Airbus A320s . In 1999, BMI was evaluating potential replacements for its Fokker 70s and Fokker 100s. During 2015, Austrian Airlines received approval for its purchase of 17 used Embraer 195s to replace its Fokker 70s and Fokker 100s; the complete introduction of this new fleet was achieved over the following two years. As of October 2022, 32 aircraft remain in service with seven airlines and two governments: Data from airliners.net, aer.ita.br, flyfokker.com, General characteristics Performance Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Narrow-body aircraft Historically, beginning in