Name Change To Take Advantage Of Recognized Fokker Brand

Ninety years after Anthony Fokker started the 'Nederlandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek' (Dutch aircraft factory), the market presence of the unique Fokker name and brand will be further strengthened. Beginning Wednesday, the group name Stork Aerospace will be changed to 'Fokker Aerospace Group'. All the individual companies in the group will from January 2010 also carry the Fokker name.

Company officials say the change is due to the high regard for the Fokker name in the international aerospace market, and one that is inseparably linked around the world with aviation, aircraft building, constant innovation and entrepreneurship. The brand's 90th anniversary is an excellent opportunity to make even better use of its unique image for the positioning of the companies. This strong, clear brand name will make a major contribution to that aim.

The Fokker companies in Papendrecht and Hoogeveen will be called Fokker Aerostructures from 1 January 2010. Fokker Aircraft Services, Fokker Elmo and Fokker Services already carry the Fokker name. The companies will remain part of and owned by Stork; there are no changes in the legal structure.

With 3700 employees, the Fokker Aerospace Group holds a prominent position in the aviation industry as a leading player in the market for Electrical systems, Aerostructures, Aircraft maintenance and Technical & Supply Chain Management Services. The group has a balanced portfolio of programs and innovative technologies, which are applied for almost all major customers in the manufacturing industry and for many operators of Fokker, Dash 8, Boeing 737 and A320 aircraft.

Fokker 100

The current Fokker fleet consists of 700 aircraft worldwide, most of them Fokker 50, 70 and 100 types. Other aircraft such as the Airbus A380, Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF and the new Bombardier C series are equipped with complex electrical wiring systems from Fokker Elmo, which has locations in the Netherlands, Turkey, USA and China. The fuselage panels, wing sections, control surfaces and tail of the Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8, JSF and the latest Gulfstream G650 business jet, respectively, are made by Fokker Aerostructures, which is renowned for the development of new materials such as Glare and thermoplastic composites.

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