From February 28 to March 5, 1969, the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 PH-MOL (cn. 11003) visited New Zealand as part of a demonstration tour of Oceania. The aircraft was shown to several airlines, including Air New Zealand.
What would the Fellowship have looked like if Air New Zealand had purchased it?
On August 10, 1971, the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 PH-ZAV (msn. 11032) carried out a brief demonstration in the United Kingdom as part of its evaluation by British European Airways (BEA). How would the aircraft have been configured and liveried had BEA chosen to add the Fellowship to its fleet?.
Fokker not only conducted demonstration flights and tours of its F-28 around the world, but also demonstrated its products to potential buyers at its facilities.
Thus, on October 13, 1971, PH-ZAV (cn. 11032) made a demonstration flight from Schiphol for the Israeli company Arkia Airlines.
Fokker signed an agreement with Fairchild Hiller to market the F-28 Fellowship in the Americas. Ten were sold to the American company, of which only two were sold.
It likely ran promotional campaigns to attract potential buyers, including Aloha Airlines. Models of F-28s bearing this company's image exist.
In 1959, Aloha purchased the Fairchild F-27, and it was expected to acquire the Fellowship as a replacement or complement. However, the company had already purchased the BAC One Eleven 400 in 1966.
Among Fokker's efforts to sell the Fokker F-28 in North America was Bonanza Airlines. Models were made depicting the Fokker F-28 in that company's colors, some of which are circulating online. Bonanza Airlines never purchased F-28s. In 1965, it ordered three DC-9 Series 10s.
