Fokker Services Reports Reports Placement Activity for 2013

Sellers and lessors placed 23 Fokker aircraft with 12 existing and three new Fokker operators last year, Fokker Services announced in late January. The total comprises 12 Fokker 50s and 11 Fokker 100s. The company said that because various Fokker operators have chosen to retain their fleets longer than anticipated, the number of available aircraft did not grow as expected during the year, leading to fewer placements than in the previous two years.

In Europe, regional carriers Air Vallée, Directflyg and Minoan each added one Fokker 50 to their fleets, while Latin American operators Air Panama and ATSA from Peru added a total of five of the turboprops. Meanwhile, CAA Congo and Kenya’s Skyward have expanded their Fokker 50 fleets with one aircraft each.