India's Cades Digitech talks to Rekkof on Fokker 70/100 re-start

Indian design engineering company Cades Digitech is discussing with Dutch firm Rekkof the possible re-start of Fokker 70 and 100 regional jet aircraft production in India.
Cades Digitech managing director and CEO Dataram Mishra says from Bangalore that talks began with Rekkof “7-8 months ago and we have had 2-3 rounds of meetings”.
He says no agreements have been reached and he acknowledges that many others have looked at re-starting production only to decide against it, but talks are continuing on possible licence-production of revamped versions of the Fokker regional jet types in India.
“It has not come to an advanced stage but we have done an evaluation and the talks are still going on,” says Mishra.
Rekkof has for years been trying to re-start production of the Fokker 70 and Fokker 100 regional jets. Manufacturer Fokker Aircraft went bankrupt in 1996 and the production lines closed in 1997.
21/09/06 Nicholas Ionides/Flight International

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