DHC-515 Waterbomber announced

[India Four Two]

De Havilland to manufacture line of fire fighting planes in Calgary

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...erta-1.6404371

[DaveReidUK]

I thought the programme had been acquired by Viking ?

[India Four Two]

I thought the CBC was confusing names, but on this Viking page:

https://aerialfirefighter.vikingair....15-firefighter

I see the following:

For additional information about the DHC-515 Firefighter, please email [email protected].

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

I thought the programme had been acquired by Viking ?

Didn't Viking buy the de Havilland name when they bought the non-biz jet lines from Bombardier?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Didn't Viking buy the de Havilland name when they bought the non-biz jet lines from Bombardier?

They may well have.

But, confusingly, www.dehavilland.com brings up the website of "De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd", plugging the Dash 8-400 and making no mention whatsoever of either the water bomber or the Twin Otter.

Go figure ...

[Longtimer]

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Also, the announcement says the new aircraft will be built in Calgary,

Viking Air Ltd. Calgary

Aircraft manufacturer in Calgary, AlbertaAddress: 770 McTavish Rd NE #77, Calgary, AB T2E 7G6

[India Four Two]

The Series 400 Twin Otters are built in Victoria and then, the green aircraft are flown to Viking’s facility in Calgary, for painting and fitting out.

[Less Hair]

Longview has merged both companies.