On April 26, 1974, Argentine media outlets reported that the airline Aerochaco was interested in acquiring jets to modernize its fleet. The company was eyeing the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft and initiated negotiations with Soviet embassy officials.
Aerochaco was a small regional airline based in Resistencia, the capital of the Chaco province, and was state-owned by the provincial government.
At the same time, it also received an offer from Fokker for its F-28 Fellowship Mk.1000 model.
The article further noted that the Fellowships could be adapted for cargo transport. Around that time, Fokker was likely also negotiating with the national government for the acquisition of F-28s for Aerolíneas Argentinas (Mk.1000) and the Argentine Air Force (Mk.1000C). Had Aerochaco decided to purchase the Fellowship, they could have arrived alongside the aircraft delivered in January 1975.
What would have happened if Aerochaco had purchased the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 Fellowship?
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