Fokker
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names, starting out in 1912 in Schwerin, Germany, moving to the Netherlands in 1919. During its most successful period in the 1920s and 1930s, it dominated the civil aviation market. Fokker went into bankruptcy in 1996, and its operations were sold to competitors.
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Between 1911 en 1928, Anthony Fokker developed his company to what once was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world with factories in Europe and America. However, Fokker lost ground when Boeing and Douglas increasingly applied aluminum in their new aircraft instead of wooden structures.
In those years, Stork (then Werkspoor) already supplied wood-structured wings to Fokker with over 800 wings being manufactured. Even more interestingly, both Fokker and Stork together with the Netherlands Airforce (then the Dutch Army Corps) developed the first Dutch helicopter under supervision of its designer ir. A.G. van Baumhauer. Recession unfortunately brought a quick end to this project.
Stork Aerospace designs, develops and produces structures, landing gears and electrical systems for the aerospace and defense industry, and supplies integrated maintenance services to aircraft owners and operators.
The group achieved a turnover of EUR 597 million in 2008 with 3,700 employees.
Stork Aerospace aims to be a partner of choice, an innovative sizeable specialist in structures, landing gears, electrical systems and services . Stork Aerospace designs, develops and produces advanced structures and electrical systems for the aerospace and defense industry, supplies integrated maintenance services and products to aircraft owners and operators. Stork Aerospace consists of two units:
Stork Aerospace Industries
Stork Aerospace Industries provides aerospace design and manufacturing solutions, with a particular focus on complex, lightweight structures, electrical wiring, power distribution and landing gear systems. Aerospace Industries includes Stork Fokker AESP, Fokker Elmo and Stork SP Aerospace.
Stork Aerospace Services
Stork Aerospace Services comprises Fokker Services, Fokker Airinc and Fokker Aerotron. and offers total support solutions for a wide range of aircraft, including Fokker and non-Fokker platforms.
Fokker Elmo
Originating from the Dutch regional aircraft manufacturer Fokker Aircraft, Fokker Elmo has an inspiring history and heritage. Fokker Aircraft was a renowned Aircraft Manufacturer, which was founded in 1919, and designed and manufactured aircraft until 1996.
Over the past several years, aircraft wiring harnesses have become increasingly complex – so complex that major aircraft manufactures now recognize that these wiring harnesses are not longer commodities, but full aircraft systems. Being a wiring harness company for more than 40 years, Fokker Elmo responded to this development, and remains completely focused on all competences needed to meet the ever higher demands of the Aerospace industry.
Fokker Services
Fokker Services is an independent Aerospace services provider, combining OEM (design) knowledge and independent after-sales MRO support to performance based aircraft MRO services. Being Type Certificate holder of all 750 Fokker aircraft operated today, Fokker Services has all the skills, facilities, equipment and systems in place to deliver Total Support Solutions support to aircraft operators and owners in the continued competitive operation of their fleet.
Today, Fokker Services has earned its position as unique and valuable partner for the global aerospace industry, supporting a large fleet of various aircraft types. Capabilities include Component Availiability Programs, Flighthour based Component Repairs, Engineering and Documentation Support and Airframe Maintenance, Conversion and Completion capabilities.
Fokker's Vision
The art of flying: They help their customers to design, build and fly safer, affordable and greener aircraft by delivering components, systems and services using state of the art technologies
Fokker's Mission
Be the partner of choice for the design, development and production of structures, systems and wiring for the aerospace and defense industry and an integrated knowledge-based service provider to manufacturers, owners and operators.
Be the best-in-class specialist in offering smart innovative solutions at a competitive price through advanced technologies, process excellence and lean automated manufacturing.
Fokker's Values
Result-driven, Professional, Reliable, Respectful and Confident
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