How Fokker Failed: Did The US Market Let The Dutch Manufacturer Down?

While today the regional jet market is overwhelmingly dominated by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier and Brazilian planemaker Embraer, in the 1980s and 1990s, the industry was ripe with dozens of competitors. Some of the major designers of regional jets for decades have included Saab, British Aerospace, ATR, and many others, in addition to the duopoly that controls the market today.