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October 11, 2016

Airborne 10.11.16: Viking's New Amphibs, Float Pilot Busted, More Attacks By SMO

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Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, has now completed the acquisition of the Amphibious Aircraft program from Bombardier, including transfer of the Type Certificates for the CL-215, CL-215T, CL-415 aircraft and all variants to Viking. Upon completion of the Type Certificate transfer, Viking is designated as the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the amphibious aircraft fleet, including full manufacturing design rights for all variants. Viking also assumes responsibility for in-service product support for the fleet of 170 water bombers currently in operation in 11 countries worldwide. The pilot of a Floatplane found himself in hot wate

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