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2 unusual facts about Fokker 100


Guillaume Soro

On 29 June 2007, a Fokker 100 carrying Prime Minister Soro, members of his delegation, and 20 journalists was taxiing on a runway at an airport in Bouakéa when it was targeted by rocket and Kalashnikov fire.

São José dos Campos Airport

9 July 1997: a TAM Airlines Fokker 100 registration PT-WHK operating flight 283 en route from São José dos Campos to São Paulo-Congonhas was climbing after take-off from São José dos Campos when a bomb exploded in the rear part of the passenger cabin.


Montenegro Airlines

On 25 January 2005 at about 11 p.m., a Montenegro Airlines Fokker 100 (YU-AOM) ran off the side of the runway during a night landing in snowy conditions at Podgorica.

Oral Ak Zhol Airport

On November 17, 2011 a Bek Air Fokker 100 operating as flight BEK-2011 from Almaty to Uralsk made an emergency landing in Uralsk after a go-around having a landing gear and cargo door failure alerts.

Rekkof Aircraft

Rekkof Aircraft is a Dutch company dedicated to restarting 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.

TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402

The aircraft involved, a Fokker 100, was registered PT-MRK and wore a special promotion blue livery on its fuselage with the inscription "Number 1", in reference to a "Regional Airline of the Year" award given to TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais by Air Transport World magazine.


see also

Trade Air

In November 2007, Trade Air operated flights with their Fokker 100 aircraft in Australia, transporting journalists as one of two dedicated carriers for the Australian federal elections.