Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ ... 39.article

Nice little boost for the Alberta aerospace economy. Lets hope for more sales.
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Re: Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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That's amazing news! Hopefully its the first of many orders for DeHavilland Canada.
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Isn't the twin otter program owned by Viking now?
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kevind wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:39 pm Isn't the twin otter program owned by Viking now?
Viking rebranded as Dehavilland Canada when they took over the rest of the dhc products (q400 etc) from bombardier
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Re: Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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Does anyone know what the price is these days for a new one?
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Re: Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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I thought they built the twin otter in BC?
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They must running them as 2 companies
https://dehavilland.com/en/contact with dash 8
https://www.vikingair.com/company-careers with dash 1 thru 7 and Canadair Water bombers
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kevind wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:31 pm They must running them as 2 companies
https://dehavilland.com/en/contact with dash 8
https://www.vikingair.com/company-careers with dash 1 thru 7 and Canadair Water bombers
They just announced last month that they're rebranding under the DHC name. Longview, Viking, and Pacific Sky.
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Re: Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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Good to see that the DeHavilland Twotter is still alive and kicking!
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Hugh Jasshole wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 2:48 pm Does anyone know what the price is these days for a new one?
It was around seven million US in 2018.
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Re: Ten Twin Otters Ordered

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A far better option that this I'd say, it's a Twotter wanabe ......

https://cessna.txtav.com/en/lp/skycourier-splash-lp
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