Viking Air Limited is a manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The company produces new versions of the DHC-6 Twin Otter, upgraded versions of the DHC-2 Beaver, spare parts for older de Havilland Canada aircraft, and components for Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Helicopter Textron, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing.
The company was established in 1970 as an aircraft modification, sales, and rep...
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Viking Air Limited is a manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The company produces new versions of the DHC-6 Twin Otter, upgraded versions of the DHC-2 Beaver, spare parts for older de Havilland Canada aircraft, and components for Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Helicopter Textron, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing.
The company was established in 1970 as an aircraft modification, sales, and repair facility in Victoria.
Viking acquired the exclusive rights to spare parts manufacturing and distribution for the DHC-2 Beaver and the DHC-3 Otter aircraft in 1983. The company subsequently purchased the parts and service business for all the older de Havilland Canada aircraft from Bombardier.
On February 24, 2006, Viking purchased the type certificates from Bombardier for all the original De Havilland designs including:
The ownership of the certificates gives Viking the exclusive right to manufacture new aircraft.
On April 2, 2007 Viking...
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