Never delivered #3

On 30Mar1999, media reported that Malaysia's Pelangi Airways had purchased two F-28s from Singapore's Transasian, while leasing a third to Mafira Air. F-28 cn 11138 was ready to join the Pelangi Airways fleet, but failed to do so and in Jul1999 returned to Transasian. It was eventually leased to Air Mauritanie under the registration 5T-CLH.

At least a piece

   During the second part of the 90s, Argentina was trying to modernize the functioning of the different areas of the state. Among them are state-owned companies. Aerolíneas Argentinas was privatized, and shortly, this affected the Fokker F-28 fleet, that operated with the company since 1975.

    At that time, there were on service three Mk.1000 version aircraft, which after a period of storage at the Jorge Newbery Airport, were stored in the Chivatos de Ezeiza platform. There, after being decimated of all useful elements to serve as a spares, were completely scrapped.

    In those days, security at the airport was not so rigid. So on various rides, I could get close to the platform. It wasn't always accessible, but it was a classic routine ride. 

    Witnessing the scrapping of the LV-LOC plane -msn. 11083-, the people that were working on the fuselaje, were deposit the metal squares on the grass. At that moment I thought: "If I ask for one, will they give it to me?" I already had the negative answer. So I took a risk. To my surprise, not only did they say yes. Also, they made me go through with my car to load it. 

 In those days I had a Volkswagen GOL, very small, and the piece of metal did not fit completely into the trunk. The people who were dismantling the plane help me to positioned it so , I could take it home. Although, I really sensed that they didn't understand what interested me about a piece of metal. So since tahat day, I keep a part of the LV-LOC with me. 

    It's not much, but at least it's a piece...

Never delivered #2

 

In July 1998 the President of Argentina attempted to donate the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 cn 11048 to the government of Bolivia, at that time the aircraft had the registration T-02 and operated for the Presidential Air Group. The donation was prevented by legislators.
Some time later the plane returned to the Presidential Air Group. It made its final flight on April 21, 2015, from the El Palomar Air Base to the Morón airport. On June 10, 2015 it was donated to the National Museum of Aeronautics, where it continues to be preserved to this day.