The Fairchild Dornier 728 family, the 728 and 928 with a planned 528, was a series of regional jet airliners under development by the German-American company Fairchild Dornier, seating between 50 and 110 passengers. It was an ambitious attempt to add larger aircraft to the 328JET: a low-wing monoplane with two engines under the wings and a retractable tricycle undercarriage. Announced as the X28JET at the Dubai Airshow in October 1997, the 528JET, 728JET and 928JET were launched at the Berlin air show on 19 May 1998 with launch orders from Lufthansa and Crossair, and the programme investment was reported as 850 million dollars. The first 728 was rolled out on 21 March 2002 for a first flight planned for that summer, with 125 firm orders and 164 options from eight customers. The insolvency of Fairchild Dornier in April 2002, just days after the roll-out, stopped the programme; customers cancelled, no aircraft ever flew, and the three prototypes built were sold for other uses.
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The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners that was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier.
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was launched at the ILA Berlin Aerospace Show (International Aviation and Space Flight Exhibition) in Berlin on 19 May 1998
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customers opted to cancel their orders and no aircraft actually ever flew
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The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners that was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier.
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is a series of jet-powered regional airliners
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The three prototypes that were completed have been sold on for other purposes.
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The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners that was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier.
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German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier
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The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners that was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier.
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The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners that was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier.
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The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners that was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier.
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