Viking Air
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| Corporation | |
| Industry | General Aviation |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada |
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Key people
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David Curtis (President and CEO) |
| Products |
DHC-2T Turbo Beaver DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 |
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Number of employees
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575 |
| Website | www.vikingair.com |
Viking Air Ltd. is a manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. 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 Bell Helicopter Textron. Its President and CEO since at least May 2005 is David Curtis.
The company was established in 1970 as an aircraft modification, sales, and repair facility in North Saanich.
Viking acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture spare parts and to distribute the DHC-2 Beaver and the DHC-3 Otter aircraft in 1983. In May 2005, the company subsequently purchased the parts and service business for all the older de Havilland Canada aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace. Since 2008, Viking has been producing its own version of the DHC-6 Twin Otter, and repairs the DHC-2 Beaver.
On February 24, 2006, Viking purchased the type certificates from Bombardier for all the discontinued de Havilland Canada designs including:
Not included were type certificates for the DHC-8 Dash 8, which is still produced by Bombardier Aerospace as their Q400 series.
Viking Air has also held the type certificate for the Trident TR-1 Trigull since 2006. Ownership of the certificates for the former de Havilland and Trident series gives Viking the exclusive right to manufacture and sell new aircraft of those types.
On June 20, 2016, Viking announced the acquisition of the worldwide amphibious aircraft program from Bombardier, including the type certificates for the CL-215, CL215T and CL-415 Waterbombers. The acquisition was finalised on 3 October.
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