new support co. for Twin Otters, VIKING

[377 21]

VICTORIA, BC, May 2 /CNW/ -- Viking Air Limited announced today that
ithas acquired certain assets of the Commercial Service Centre (CSC)
division of Bombardier Inc, becoming the leading spares manufacturer
anddistributor for de Havilland heritage aircraft product line. A total
of 3542 of these aircraft have been produced since 1947, representing a
significant part of Canada's aviation history. The terms of the
transaction have not been disclosed.

Specifically, the acquisition will involve the orderly transfer of
product support responsibilities for the following heritage aircraft:
-- DHC-1(*) Chipmunk
-- DHC-5(*) Buffalo
-- DHC-2(*) Beaver
-- DHC-6(*) Twin Otter
-- DHC-3(*) Otter
-- DHC-7(*) Dash 7(*)
-- DHC-4(*) Caribou

2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.