Aircraft
Viking Makes Oshkosh Debut with Milestone Aircraft
The Canadian manufacturer revived the Twin Otter assembly line and has now produced more than 100 of the rugged turboprop twins.
Canadian manufacturer VIking Air is making a colorful splash at EAA AirVenture with the arrival of the 100th Twin Otter it has built since it acquired the Type Certificate from Bombardier and restarted the production line. (Photo: Rob McIntyre)
Canadian manufacturer VIking Air is making a colorful splash at EAA AirVenture with the arrival of the 100th Twin Otter it has built since it acquired the Type Certificate from Bombardier and restarted the production line. (Photo: Rob McIntyre)

Canadian airframer Viking Air is making its debut at EAA AirVenture, and to mark the occasion the company brought its 100th production aircraft to the show, which runs through Sunday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "This marks the first year Viking has participated in the AirVenture, and it's only fitting that we bring our 100th production aircraft, emblazoned with the Canadian maple leaf, the same year we celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary,” noted company president and CEO David Curtis.