Fokker 100

The Fokker 100 is a twin-engined regional jet airliner produced by Fokker in the Netherlands from 1986 to 1997. It was developed from the Fokker F28 Fellowship, with the fuselage stretched by about 5.7 metres so that it could seat up to 109 passengers instead of 85, a new wing, two Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans and a digital glass cockpit. The programme was announced in 1983 and the first prototype flew on 30 November 1986. Swissair received the first deliveries in February 1988, and American Airlines placed the largest order Fokker ever received, for 75 aircraft. Production ended in early 1997 after 283 deliveries, following the bankruptcy of Fokker in 1996. A number of aircraft remain in airline service, notably in Australia and Iran.