bushplane manufacturer . for other companies with similar names see viking aircraft . viking air limited type corporation industry general aviation founded 1970 ; 46 years ago 1970 headquarters north saanich british columbia canada key people david curtis president and ceo products dhc 2t turbo beaver dhc 6 twin otter series 400 number of employees 575 1 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 . 2 contents 1 history 2 new production 3 products 4 proposals 5 see also 6 references 7 external links 8 external reading history edit 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 . 2 3 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 4 including dhc 1 chipmunk dhc 2 beaver dhc 3 otter dhc 4 caribou dhc 5 buffalo dhc 6 twin otter dhc 7 dash 7 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 . 5 6 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 . 7 8 the acquisition was finalised on 3 october . 9 new production edit first flight of the series 400 on october 1 2008 dhc 6 series 400 on display at the 2010 farnborough airshow on april 2 2007 viking announced that with 27 orders and options in hand it was restarting production of the twin otter with more powerful pratt & whitney canada pt6a 34 35 engines . 10 the first flight of the series 400 technical demonstrator took place on october 1 2008 at victoria international airport . 11 in february 2010 the first new production twin otter series 400 equipped with honeywell s primus apex ifr digital flight deck and configured with a commuter interior took its first flight . 12 the dhc 6 400 series twin otter design has all around better performance it includes more power space and now can haul up to 4 280 lbs of freight . citation needed viking air also produces upgraded dhc 2 beavers fitted with a pratt & whitney canada pt6a 34 turboprop engine called the dhc 2t turbo beaver . in december 2008 viking air indicated their intention to put the dhc 5 buffalo series back into production in canada at their home factory in north saanich or in calgary alberta . the new production buffalo features pratt & whitney canada pw150 turboprops a glass cockpit enhanced vision and night vision goggle capability . the company intends to propose the aircraft as a replacement for the royal canadian air force fleet of existing dhc 5as . 13 products edit dhc 2t turbo beaver remanufactured beavers by viking air upgraded with a pratt & whitney canada pt6a 34 680 hp 507 kw turboprop engine . dhc 6 twin otter series 400 first delivered in july 2010 powered by two pratt & whitney canada pt6a 34 or optional pt6a 35 hot & high performance engines and available on standard landing gear straight floats amphibious floats skis wheel skis or intermediate flotation landing gear . proposals edit dhc 5ng buffalo ng proposed redesigned new production version to be built by viking air . ng is the company marketing term indicating next generation . see also edit bombardier aerospace com dev international cmc electronics h roux devtek list of stol aircraft macdonald dettwiler and associates spar aerospace references edit strategis.gc.ca canadian company profiles viking air limited company information retrieved 26 may 2014 a b wingsmagazine.com viking air acquires assets of bombardier 5 may 2005 viking air limited acquires certain assets of bombardier commercial service archived april 28 2006 at the wayback machine . may 2 2005 viking acquires de havilland type certificates archived august 24 2006 at the wayback machine . february 24 2006 transport canada 7 september 2011 . napa issued certificates online certificate detail . retrieved 1 july 2012 . federal aviation administration may 1987 . type certificate data sheet no . a19ae . retrieved 1 july 2012 . viking air to buy type certificates for bombardier amphibians . 2016 06 21 . retrieved 2016 06 25 . limited viking air . viking air limited acquires worldwide cl 415 waterbomber program from bombardier . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2016 06 25 . viking completes acquisition of bombardier s amphibious aircraft programme . flight global . 3 october 2016 . viking restarts twin otter production april 2 2007 first flight for new twin otter a boring success archived october 2 2008 at the wayback machine . october 01 2008 first flight for new twin otter avflash news february 27 2010 niles russ . viking proposes resurrection of dhc 5 buffalo . avweb.com december 2008 . retrieved 13 september 2009 . external links edit official site company profile at industry canada permanent dead link victoria built planes fly around the globe permanent dead link times colonist 6 december 2011 external reading edit sean rossiter the immortal beaver the world s greatest bush plane douglas & mcintyre 2005 isbn 1 55054 724 0 v t e bombardier inc. people laurent beaudoin joseph armand bombardier companies bombardier aerospace bombardier aerospace and embraer s.a. government subsidy controversy gac ireland bombardier recreational products bombardier transportation products list of bombardier transportation products list of bombardier recreational and snow vehicles retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title viking air & oldid 742695682 categories aircraft manufacturers of canadamultinational aircraft manufacturersaerospace companies of canadacompanies established in 1970emergency services equipment makerscanadian brandsde havillandhidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from june 2009all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from july 2016articles with 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