List of Fokker F27 operators
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The following are current and past operators of the Fokker F27:
Civil operators[edit]
As of August 2022, less than 20 Fokker F27 aircraft (Cargo and military variants only) remained in airline and military service around the world. Few airlines operate numbers of the type as they are used only for cargo and military operations.[1] Former Fokker F27, Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild FH-227 operators are listed as well.
- Airlines of New South Wales
- Ansett Airlines
- Associated Airlines of Australia
- Department of Civil Aviation
- East-West Airlines
- Aircruising Australia
- Australia Post
- Trans Australia Airlines (TAA)
- SABENA
- Flanders Airlines
- Delta Air Transport
- Air Alpes
- DHL
- FedEx
- Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais
- Tavaj Linhas Aéreas
- TAM Airlines
- Votec Linhas Aéreas
Burma (Also known as Myanmar)
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- Burma Airways Corporation (became Myanma Airways in 1989)
- Union of Burma Airways (became Burma Airways Corporation in 1972)
- Conair (converted to fire fighting air tankers)
- Government of Quebec
- Norcanair (Operated 1 Fairchild F-27, former Hughes Airwest aircraft)
- Nordair (Operated 1 Fairchild Hiller FH-227)
- Quebecair
- Time Air
- WestEx Airlines
- ABA Air
- Maersk Air
- Newair Airservice
- Sterling Airways
- FTG Air Service
- LTU
- WDL Aviation
- T.A. de la Guinee-Bissau
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines
- Sempati Air
- Garuda Indonesia (operated several Fokker F27 aircraft before being sold or transferred to Merpati)
- AirMark Cargo
- Trigana Air
- Kalstar Aviation (operated several Fokker F27 aircraft leased from Trigana Air)
- Asialink Cargo Airlines
- Aerocaribe
- Air One (Mexico (used only for cargo)
- CityFlyer
Myanmar (Also known as Burma)
- F27 Friendship Association
- The Dutch Royal Flight
- NLM Cityhopper
- Air New Zealand
- Airwork (New Zealand)
- New Zealand Ministry of Transport (operated for Navaids calibration flights)
- NZNAC
- Air Executive Norway
- Braathens SAFE
- Busy Bee
- Stellar Airfreighter
Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft are included in this list of U.S. operators as well.
- Air North (subsequent name change to Brockway Air. Aircraft were ex-Swift Aire Lines)
- Air Oregon
- AirPac (Operated a single Fairchild Hiller FH-227B aircraft. Alaska-based air carrier.)
- Air West
- Air Wisconsin
- Allegheny Airlines (Operated several Fairchild F-27 aircraft before rebranding as USAir in 1979. Suburban Airlines separately operated Fokker F27 aircraft as Allegheny Commuter via a code sharing feeder agreement with Allegheny Airlines)
- Aloha Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Amerer Air
- Aspen Airways (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Bonanza Air Lines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Britt Airways (Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
- Business Express (ex-Pilgrim Airlines aircraft)
- Chicago Air
- ConnectAir (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Delta Air Lines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227, ex-Northeast Airlines aircraft)
- Emerald Air (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
- Empire Airways (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- FedEx
- Hawkins and Powers Aviation, Inc
- Horizon Air (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Hughes Airwest
- Mesaba Airlines
- Midstate Airlines (Fokker F27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
- Mississippi Valley Airlines
- Mountain Air Cargo
- Northeast Airlines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
- Northern Consolidated Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft. Acquired by Wien Air Alaska)
- Oceanair (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Ozark Airlines (Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
- Pacific Air Lines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Pacific Alaska Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Piedmont Airlines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
- Pilgrim Airlines (acquired by Business Express)
- Suburban Airlines (operated F27 aircraft as Allegheny Commuter for Allegheny Airlines)
- Swift Aire Lines (600 series models purchased new from Fokker)
- United Express (operated by Air Wisconsin via a code share feeder agreement with United Airlines)
- West Coast Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
- Wien Air Alaska (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
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Former Civil operators[edit]
- Expresso Aéreo
- Air West Express
- Sudan Airways
Turkey
THY Fokker F27 Friendship landing at Athens (Hellenikon) Airport in 1973
Military operators[edit]
- Angolan Air Force - bought two F27-200s in 1978-1979, one in maritime patrol aircraft configuration.[3]
- Argentine Air Force - 1 remaining in use as of December 2015.[4]
- Bolivian Air Force - Purchased 6 F27-400M Troopships in 1980 for use on airline services by Transporte Aéreo Militar as well as normal military service. 3 remained in use in 2001.[5][6]
- Bolivian Army - 1 in use as of December 2015.[7]
- Chad Air Force 1 F-27-600 aircraft
- Guatemalan Air Force[8] - 1 in service as of December 2015.[9]
- Imperial Iranian Air Force, later Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - 10 in service as of December 2015.[10]
- Imperial Iranian Army, later Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Army Aviation) - 2 in service as of December 2015.[10]
- Imperial Iranian Navy, later Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Navy Aviation) - 3 in service (2 transports and 1 maritime patrol aircraft) in December 2015.[10]
- Mexican Navy - 2 FH-227 VIP transports.[11]
- Myanmar Air Force (Formerly known as Burmese Airforce)
- Philippine Air Force - 1 formerly in service, retired as of January 2024.[12]
- Philippine Navy
- Royal Thai Navy - 4 in service (2 transports and two patrol aircraft) as of December 2015.[13]
Former military operators[edit]
- Benin People's Air Force - 1 received in 1978.[14]
- Biafran Air Force - 1, seized by the Biafran authorities in April 1967[15]
- Ghana Air Force - Had 1 in service as of December 2015.[9]
- Indonesian Air Force – Retired in 2012-2015 period[16]
- North Yemen Air Force
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Navy - 7 aircraft were retired on 21 January 2020.[12]
- Pakistan Naval Air Arm - all aircraft retired
- Pakistan Maritime Security Agency - 1 former aircraft transferred from Pakistan Navy (retired)
- Senegalese Air Force - Had 3 in service as of December 2015.[17]
- Senegambia Air Force
- Sudanese Air Force - Four ordered in 1964.[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Construction List - Fokker%20F-27 - PlaneLogger".
- ^ "Aviation Photo #0182411: Fokker F-27-500RF Friendship - Oman Air".
- ^ Fontanellaz, Cooper & Matos 2020, p. 22
- ^ Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 32.
- ^ Siegrist Air International October 1987, p. 175.
- ^ International Air Power Review Summer 2001, p. 29.
- ^ Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 33.
- ^ Sloot and Hornstra Air International January 1999, p. 57.
- ^ a b Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 38.
- ^ a b c Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 40.
- ^ Wheeler Flight International 4 October 1980, p. 1357.
- ^ a b Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 45.
- ^ Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 50.
- ^ Wheeler Flight International 4 October 1980, p. 1327.
- ^ Jowett, Philip (2016). Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1472816092.
- ^ Putra R, Bagas (12 May 2019). "Napak Tilas Fokker TNI
AU : Akhir 30 Tahun Pengabdian". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 March 2021. - ^ Hoyle Flight International 8–14 December 2015, p. 47.
- ^ Cooper, Tom; Weinert, Peter; Hinz, Fabian; Lepko, Mark (2011). African MiGs, Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe. Houston: Harpia Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-9825539-8-5.
- Fontanellaz, Adrien; Cooper, Tom; Matos, Jose Augusto (2020). War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3: Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975-1985. Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN 978-1-913118-61-7.
- "Fuerza Aérea Boliviana". International Air Power Review. Vol. 1. Summer 2001. pp. 28–31. ISSN 1473-9917.
- Hoyle, Craig (8–14 December 2015). "World Air Forces 2015". Flight International. Vol. 188, no. 5517. pp. 26–53. ISSN 0015-3710.
- Siegrist, Martin (October 1987). "Bolivian Air Power — 70 Years On". Air International. Vol. 33, no. 4. pp. 170–176, 194. ISSN 0306-5634.
- Sloot, Emile; Hornstra, Luc (January 1999). "Fueza Aerea Guatamalteca". Air International. Vol. 56, no. 1. pp. 55–58. ISSN 0306-5634.
- Wheeler, Barry C. (4 October 1980). "World's Air Forces 1980". Flight International. Vol. 118, no. 3726. pp. 1323–1378. ISSN 0015-3710..