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• Fokker Services signs a 130 Million Euro fleet lifetime agreement
• Fokker signs substantial contract with Airbus for A350 XWB outboard flaps
• Fokker Elmo selected for wiring system of PurePower engine
• Stork Aerospace becomes Fokker Aerospace Group
• Fokker Services introduces FLYFokker
• Fokker Elmo wins wiring contract for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aero engine for Airbus A350.
• Stork Fokker wins important JSF order for production of flaperons
• Ariane 5 order for Stork Fokker
• Stork Fokker makes tail section, floor panels and fuselage panels for rolled out G650
• Fokker companies reach 90th anniversary
• TPRC participation
• Nomination for IT award
• Research project with Airbus
• Wiring contract CSeries aircraft
• 2008 Annual results Fokker Aerospace Group
• Improved Fokker 100 Landing Gear
• Fokker Services intends to acquire Aerotron AirPower (USA)
• Fokker Elmo announces its new manufacturing facility in Izmir, Turkey
• Fokker Aerospace Group receives significant order approx value USD 600mio
• The first Dutch NH90 Helicopter, the NNLN001, has been presented during Heldair Airshow
• Ground braking ceremony for Fokker Landing Gear in Helmond
• Gulfstream Aerospace “Top Performer“ Award for the second time to Stork Fokker AESP
• Fokker Aerospace Group designs, develops and manufactures composite tail and bonded fuselage panels for the all new Gulfstream 650
• Touchdown NH90 on parking lot in Papendrecht the Netherlands
• Fokker Services holds Best European Independent MRO Operation award
• First A318 arrives at Fokker Services’ Completion Center
• Fokker Aerospace Group and Lockheed Martin sign agreement for F-35 JSF wiring
• Fokker Elmo and CADES sign Engineering Cooperation agreement
• Stork: Rheinmetall takes over Stork PWV
• Contract with Airborne Composites
• Fokker Aerospace Group supplies 2000th set of F-16 Flaperons
• Chinook aft section work
• Facility in Izmir, Turkey

R&T Thermoplastic project with Airbus

Airbus extends Research and Technology cooperation with Dutch industrial and academic partners 26 March 2009

Airbus signs R&T project on thermoplastic composites with Dutch R&T partners Airbus and the Dutch Aerospace industry signed an extension to their Memorandum of Understanding for strategic cooperation in Research and Technology in place since 2005, and initiated in this framework a specific collaboration agreement on advanced thermoplastic composites. The agreement was signed by Fabrice Brégier, COO of Airbus, Hans Büthker, President of Fokker Aerostructures, Frank Meurs, Managing Director of TenCate Advanced Composites and Dirk Starink, Chairman of the Netherlands Aerospace Group. The collaboration between Airbus and the Dutch Aerospace industry on the Thermoplastic Affordable Primary Aircraft Structure (TAPAS) Project will ease further exploration of the potential of new materials, bringing together the strengths of the Dutch industry in this area with the R&T developments within Airbus. Thermoplastic composites use a resin system that can be heat-formed, welded and recycled and that gives improved in-service damage tolerance. These characteristics potentially offer major advantages in terms of manufacturing and maintenance cost reductions and increased environmental friendliness. The collaboration project will demonstrate the design techniques, manufacturing and assembly processes of continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastics to show the applicability of the material to large primary aircraft structures. The project will be an integral part of the Airbus R&T strategy and will involve Dutch private sector participants as well as research institutes and universities. "The Dutch Aeronautical industry has been involved with Airbus since 1970, and has contributed from the A300 up to the A380 with top-level technology. Innovation and eco-efficiency are values shared by both Airbus and the Netherlands. Our extended R&T cooperation as well as our collaboration on thermoplastic composites research will further strengthen our links," said Fabrice Brégier.