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Viking Air Celebrates Milestone Anniversary

Viking Aerospace celebrated 10 years since the first flight of its first production aircraft of the restarted Twin Otter line.

The first production airframe in Viking Air's relaunch of the rugged Twin Otter flew for the first time 10 years ago. Soon after it received type certification, it was delivered to launch customer Zimex Aviation in 2010 and given the Swiss registration HB-LUX. Shown here in Kajjansi, Uganda it has remained in service ever since, providing reliable industrial support to the oil and gas sector, and flying humanitarian missions. (Photo: Zimex Aviation)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

February 18, 2020

This week marks the 10th anniversary of a milestone in the revival of the Twin Otter utility by Viking Air. A decade ago, the company’s first production Series 400 made its first flight. It was the first of the turboprop twins to be built since the original de Havilland Canada production line was shuttered in 1988 after producing 844 legacy Twin Otters.

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