IATA 100ICAO F100

Fokker 100

Fokker

Dutch short-haul jet successor to the Fokker F28.

First flight

1986

Category

Narrow-body jet

Seating

107 passengers (typical)

Range

3,170 km

Engines

Two Rolls-Royce Tay 620 or Tay 650 turbofans, rear-mounted

Status

In service

The Fokker 100 is a twin-engine short-haul narrow-body jet airliner developed by the Dutch manufacturer Fokker as a stretched and modernized successor to the Fokker F28 Fellowship. It entered service in 1988 and was designed to seat around 107 passengers in a standard single-class configuration, offering improved fuel efficiency and updated avionics over its predecessor. The aircraft features Rolls-Royce Tay turbofan engines and a glass cockpit, making it technologically advanced for its era. It proved popular with regional and national carriers in Europe, the United States, and Australia, among other markets. Fokker declared bankruptcy in 1996, ending production of the F100. Despite this, many examples remain in active service decades later, particularly with operators in Southeast Asia and South America who value its efficiency on short, thinner routes.

Notable operators

Notable operators have included American Airlines, USAir, Avianca, Austral, Garuda Indonesia, and Iran Air, among others.

Notable facts

›Fokker 100 production totaled 283 aircraft before Fokker's bankruptcy in 1996.
›It is a stretched development of the Fokker F28, with a longer fuselage and modern avionics.
›The aircraft uses rear-mounted Rolls-Royce Tay engines, reducing cabin noise.
›A shortened variant, the Fokker 70, seats around 79 passengers and shares most systems.
›Several operators continue flying the type well into the 2020s, aided by available spare parts support.

This profile is provided for general information only. Specifications may be inaccurate or vary by variant/operator — verify with the manufacturer before relying on them.

Encyclopaedia

The Fokker 100 is a regional jet that was produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 was based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by 5.7 m (18.8 ft) to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, and it has an updated glass cockpit and a wider wing and tail for increased maximum weights. The Fokker 70 is a shortened variant that can seat up to 85 passengers and was developed for shorter routes, which first flew in April of 1993.

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