Last passenger service of a Fokker F-28

 

Unfortunately, yesterday, March 5, 2025, the last worldwide passenger service on a Fokker F-28 was carried out. LADE flight 5U702 was operated by the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000C TC-53 that made the route Aeroparque – Mar del Plata – Bahía Blanca – San Carlos de Bariloche and back.

That was the last flight of an F-28 for LADE (Líneas Aéreas del Estado), it is speculated that the F-28 will continue in service with the Argentine Air Force for some time to come.

The Fokker F-28 has been replaced by the Embraer 145 on flights for LADE.

Never delivered #8

 

On January 5, 1977, the Business Times newspaper announced that a delegation from Fokker would visit Japan at the end of January or beginning of February of that year to negotiate the sale of the Fokker F-28 to the company TDA (Toa Domestic Airlines). Fokker hoped to secure a TDA order for the F-28 Mk.4000 in competition with the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The F-28 had a chance because of its fuel economy and low sound levels.

Fokker also offered TDA a version called “Super Fellowship”, slightly larger than the Mk.4000 and with the possibility of installing engines made in Japan.

Fokker spokesmen also stated that All Nippon Airways also represented a potential customer for the F-28.

Artistic image proposed by Fokker

Last global passenger service on Fokker F-28?

 The F-28 TC-53 photographed today 27Feb2025 by our friend Rafael Reca

Today, February 27, 2025, the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000C TC-53 (cn.11020) was observed at the Jorge Newbery Airport in the city of Buenos Aires. As we were able to find out, the plane made the LADE flight 5U502 that departed from Aeroparque with its final destination San Carlos de Bariloche with stops in Mar del Plata and Bahía Blanca.

Will this be the last global passenger service in F-28? We will be attentive to the news...