Desert Sun: Fokker 70s in the America West

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Desert Sun: Fokker 70s in the America West

02-26-2019, 12:36 PM

The F70 never really got the chance it deserved due to Fokker's internal issues and of the 47 made only two got to the US, serving for a short time for a specially setup regional airline called Desert Sun. Click to get their story:

Desert Sun: Fokker 70s in the America West

https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/desert-sun-fokker-70s-in-america-west-colours

In the early 90s, just prior to the Regional jet revolution, Fokker's line of twinjets were rather squeezed in at the lower end of mainline fleets. This suited the larger F100 more than its smaller, and later, family member the F70. In fact despite its se

America West Fokker 70 by rstretton, on Flickr

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