On April 11, 1973, the President of Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu, visited Fokker's manufacturing facilities as part of his official tour of the Netherlands.
We illustrate the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 in the livery of the Romanian airline Tarom, had they purchased it.
At that time, Tarom operated BAC One-Eleven 400 series aircraft, and in 1978 signed an agreement with British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) to mass-produce the BAC One-Eleven.
Photo taken by Adrián Gómez on August 7, 2026, during rehearsal for the parade
Believe it or not, the Fokker F-28 Mk.1015C TC-53 (c/n 11020) remains very active these days! Today, August 10, 2026, it took part in the aerial parade commemorating another anniversary of the Argentine Air Force. On August 7 and 8, it carried out logistical flights between bases and practice runs for the aerial parade.
The Canadian airline Time Air, based in Lethbridge, Alberta, operated a total of 12 second-hand Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 aircraft throughout its history. Eight of these aircraft had previously served with US Air, a United States carrier that operated a significant fleet of these regional twinjets.
The need to introduce additional equipment into service quickly meant that at least one of these aircraft joined Time Air while still retaining much of its previous operator’s appearance. The Fokker therefore carried the basic US Air colour scheme, including its United States registration (N), although the titles of the Canadian regional airline were added to its fuselage.
It may not have been the only example within the fleet, but photographic evidence remains of Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 N452US (cn.11105), which would later become registered as C-GLCR, showing this unusual combination: the identity of Time Air displayed over the borrowed colours from US Air.
