At Bahía Blanca Airport, May 5, 2026.
After nearly a month of inactivity, an engine test was conducted on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Subsequently, several technical issues were resolved to bring the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000C TC-53 back into service.
On April 30, it completed a flight route from El Palomar Air Base – Paraná – El Palomar. That same day, it performed a series of practice maneuvers overflying the city of Junín, in the Province of Buenos Aires.
The following day, May 1, the aircraft participated in an air parade at Morón Airport to commemorate the 44th Anniversary of the Argentine Air Force's "Baptism of Fire." The TC-53 paraded alongside the Lockheed Hercules TC-66 (C-130H) and TC-69 (KC-130H).
Taking off from Jorge Newbery Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 5, 2026
And it continues to surprise us: today, May 5, 2026, the Fellowship TC-53 completed another flight for LADE (Líneas Aéreas del Estado), covering the route Aeroparque – Mar del Plata – Bahía Blanca – Comodoro Rivadavia (Flight 5U504) and returning via the same path. This currently stands as the only Fokker F-28 passenger service in the entire world!
How much longer does the noble Fokker F-28 have left?
Acknowledgments: Pablo Santa Coloma, Miguel Angel Graff & Francisco Jaime.
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