Fokker Next Gen

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Fokker Next Gen
FormerlyRekkof Restart, Rekkof Aircraft, Netherlands Aircraft Company
Company type
Parent
Panta Holdings BV
Websitefokkernextgen.com

Fokker Next Gen NV (formerly Rekkof Restart - from

Dutch company dedicated to develop and manufacture a hydrogen-powered regional airliner
.

History

Initially known as Rekkof Restart when the company was established in 1996, the company's intention was to restart the production of upgraded versions of the

sharklets and two Pratt & Whitney
PurePower PW1217G-engines.

Rekkof believed there was a sufficient market for the aircraft and that the design could still compete with similar modern regional airliners from manufacturers as

US dollars
in the project but this never finalized as the investor was never heard of again.

In March 2010, it was announced that the Dutch government granted the company a 20 million

US dollars in an assembly plant.[1] Construction on an aircraft parts plant started in November 2011 in the Brazilian state of Goiás in the city of Anápolis (some 35 mi/55 km from state capital Goiânia).[2][3][4] The works were however suspended due to the crisis in Europe.[5]
Later on, Rekkof mentioned that assembly of the airplane would have to stay in the Netherlands due to certification procedures.

Between 2010 and 2023, the project did not seem to progress. Since the Dutch government was allowed to supply Rekkof funds to develop the new aircraft, not a lot happened. Rekkof visualised its plane on its website. No public report has been produced detailing spending of government-supplied funds. Parliamentary documents show that Rekkof has, thus far, not been able to co-finance the development.[6]

In 2023, after years of no development nor updates from Netherlands Aircraft Company, the company announced its comeback as Fokker Next Gen. Along with this, they presented their upcoming plans of developing and manufacturing a whole new regional airliner powered by hydrogen. Despite having released previews of the aircraft in form of visualisations, its name has not yet been publicly disclosed. It's planned to launch and be delivered to customers in 2035.

Before launching its all-new airliner, Fokker Next Gen plans to retrofit an existing Fokker 100 with hydrogen engines first. The first flight test for the Fokker 100 on hydrogen is planned to happen in 2028.[1]

Ownership

Fokker Next Gen is a part of

Cityjet
.

Proposed products

  • NAC Fokker 90NG - 100 passenger regional jet based on Fokker 70. Never materialized.
  • NAC Fokker F130 NG [nl][7] - 138 passenger regional jet based on Fokker 100. Never materialized.
  • Fokker Next Gen (FNG) unnamed hydrogen-powered regional airliner. Currently in development, planning to launch in 2035.

References

  1. ^ Cades Digitech will make Fokker aircraft, article from Daily News & Analysis, India
  2. ^ Rekkof perto da re.alidade
  3. ^ "GYN Online - Aviação em Goiás!: REKKOF não decolou em Anápolis". gynonline.net.br. 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ REKKOF Brasil. YouTube. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  5. ^ "GYN Online - Aviação em Goiás!: REKKOF não decolou em Anápolis". gynonline.net.br. 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ http://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=ff405a2a-98e0-46df-872e-f6448ce97019&title=Memorie%20van%20toelichting.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Ehemaliger AUA-Vorstand Anton Heschgl verstorben - Austrian Aviation Net". www.austrianaviation.net. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

External links

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