Fokker Technologies
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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 January 2011 |
| Headquarters | Papendrecht, Netherlands |
| Products |
Structures Landing Gears Electrical Systems Aircraft Maintenance Services |
Number of employees | 4950 (2012)[1] |
| Parent | GKN[2] |
Fokker Technologies is a Dutch aerospace company. The company has production companies which design, develop and produce structures, landing gear and electrical systems for the aerospace and defense industry. Additional to the production capabilities, it also supplies integrated maintenance services to aircraft owners and operators.
After the bankruptcy of the former aircraft manufacturer Fokker in 1996, Stork B.V. acquired the Fokker companies specialized in the building of aircraft components and aircraft maintenance services which were named as Stork Aerospace.[3] The group has had many names until in 2010, the Fokker name was reintroduced.[4][5]
Business units
The company consists of 4 business units:
- Fokker Aerostructures (Lightweight structures)
- Fokker Elmo (Wiring harnesses)
- Fokker Landing Gear (Landing gear)
- Fokker Services (Aerospace services provider)
References
- ↑ Key Figures Fokker Technologies
- ↑ "GKN agrees to acquire Fokker Technologies for €706 million". GKN Aerospace.
- ↑ "About Stork: Organisation". Stork B.V.
- ↑ "Stork Aerospace becomes Fokker Aerospace Group". AeroSpace and Defence - Industries Association of Europe.
- ↑ Morrison, Murdo (9 December 2010). "Fokker Aircraft Services looks to break into Boeing completions". FlightGlobal.
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