Published on : Saturday, February 15, 2014
With yesterday’s announcement of a new dual aircraft order to First Flying Co., Ltd. of Japan, the Viking Twin Otter Series 400 continues to demonstrate a strong presence throughout South East Asia.
Nine countries throughout the region have witnessed Series 4With the bustling 2014 Singapore Airshow show well underway, Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, was able to capture another multiple aircraft sale of the Twin Otter Series 400, adding to an order book nearing 100 aircraft sold. CAVU Aviation Finance LLC, of Palm Beach, Florida, USA, met with Viking late on Wednesday afternoon to sign a contract for another two Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft, adding to their current aircraft order list.
The additional two Series 400 brings the CAVU order tally (through its subsidiary Loch Ard Otters LLC) to fourteen aircraft since program launch, making CAVU the largest Viking Twin Otter customer to date. CAVU has already taken delivery of their first six aircraft, helping to launch the Twin Otter Series 400 in Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Turkey, Bangladesh, and the United Arab Emirates.
Loch Ard was one of the original launch customers for the Series 400 Twin Otter program, and has returned to Viking on more than one occasion to increase their aircraft orders, commented David Curtis, Viking president & CEO. We greatly appreciate the customer loyalty Loch Ard has developed with Viking, and their continued confidence in the Series 400 Twin Otter.
Said Matt Lorentzen, president of CAVU Aviation Finance LLC, the Twin Otter 400 is the best solution for customers requiring up to 19-passenger capacity in STOL and seaplane configurations. As customer demand grows for new Twin Otter 400s, we are pleased to expand our relationship with Viking with additional aircraft orders, extending our available delivery positions from 2014 through 2016.
CAVU Aviation Finance LLC is an aircraft investment and finance company with headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Loch Ard Otters LLC, CAVU sells and leases Series 400 Twin Otters to customers worldwide.
With Viking aircraft sold and delivered to 23 countries worldwide, the Series 400 Twin Otter is confirmed as the best-selling next generation turbo-prop aircraft in its class. Viking provides OEM support for the worldwide fleet of de Havilland legacy aircraft (DHC-1 through DHC-7) and forms part of Westerkirk Capital Inc, a Canadian private investment firm with substantial holdings in the hospitality, aviation, and real estate sectors.
With yesterday’s announcement of a new dual aircraft order to First Flying Co., Ltd. of Japan, the Viking Twin Otter Series 400 continues to demonstrate a strong presence throughout South East Asia. Nine countries throughout the region have witnessed Series 400 Twin Otter sales, with an additional seven countries participating in active sales campaigns.
Topping the list with a six aircraft order announced in 2010, the Vietnam Navy have now received their first fixed wing aircraft with the arrival late last year of their initial Series 400 Twin Otter in-country. In addition to the on-going flight and maintenance training programs being conducted at Viking s corporate headquarters in Victoria, BC, Viking customer service representatives and flight training delegates will be on-site at the Navy Air Wing Base in Nha Trang to assist with the integration of the aircraft into current Navy operations.
MAS wings, subsidiary to Malaysian Airlines, also have six Series 400 Twin Otter aircraft on order, with three already delivered and operating as regional commuters in Malaysia and the next two scheduled for delivery in the next six weeks. The fifth MAS wings aircraft delivery will mark the completion of the 50th Viking production Twin Otter Series 400, and will be celebrated in March.
Other customers on the South East Asia regional sales list include Meiya Air of China (5), Air fast Indonesia (4), Aerostar Leasing of Singapore (4), Ok Tedi/Loch Ard in Papua New Guinea (2), Regent/Loch Ard in Bangladesh (1), Hevilift of Australia (1), and the newest addition, First Flying of Japan (2).
The Series 400 Twin Otter is ideally suited for the region due to its robust design, ease of maintenance, STOL performance capabilities, and ability to operate from water or unimproved strips in a single platform. The versatility and dependability of the Twin Otter Series 400 in extreme conditions provides regional operators the opportunity to reliably service the many remote islands and water-based locales with passenger transport or infrastructure support, critical to both the success of the operator and the development of the region.
With Viking aircraft sold and delivered to 23 countries worldwide, the Series 400 Twin Otter is confirmed as the best-selling next generation turbo-prop aircraft in its class. Viking provides OEM support for the worldwide fleet of de Havilland legacy aircraft (DHC-1 through DHC-7) and forms part of Westerkirk Capital Inc, a Canadian private investment firm with substantial holdings in the hospitality, aviation, and real estate sectors.
Source:- Viking
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