A Fokker 50 cargo aircraft has crashed shortly after takeoff from Nairobi Airport, killing all four crew, according to CNN, Reuters and other news reports.

The Fokker 50 can carry around a maximum of 50 passengers in the configurations used by most airlines that operate the turboprop aircraft. Fokker built 213 50s during its production run from 1985 ...

Skyways Express extended its Fokker 50 component service agreement with Saab Aerotech and SAS Component Group, adding 100 MSEK over the three additional years. The component supply program ...

Kenyan investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Fokker 50 continued a take-off roll, despite multiple alerts apparently warning of a serious engine problem, before the aircraft crashed some ...

Retardation of the levers below "flight-idle" - to a position normally used only to taxi on the ground - has contributed to two fatal Fokker 50 approach accidents over the past seven years: the ...

Fokker Technologies reported (19-Jan-2016) a total of 50 Fokker aircraft were sold to 10 existing Fokker operators and three new operators during 2015 by their respective aircraft owners. Sales ...

KOTA KINABALU: The last of the Fokker 50s that served most airports in Sabah and Sarawak has been 'put to rest'.

The Fokker 50 first flew in 1987 and boasted the latest generation of Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, offering airlines a greater flight range with its efficient fuel economy and maximum cruising ...

A Luxair Fokker 50 twin turboprop crashed on approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport on November 6, killing 20 of the 22 people on board.

In response to oil leaks, Dutch civil aviation authorities have instructed operators of Fokker 50 twin turboprops to check the propellers after each flight Company’s next model will likely be ...