Fokker Technologies

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Fokker Technologies
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

  1. Key Figures Fokker Technologies
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