Viking Air

Viking Air Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAerospace
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
FounderNils Christensen
Defunct2024
FateMerged into De Havilland Canada
Headquarters,
Canada
Key people
Brian Chafe (CEO)[1]
ProductsDHC-2T Turbo Beaver
Number of employees
575[2]
ParentDe Havilland Canada
Websitevikingair.com

Viking Air Ltd. was an operator and manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based at Victoria International Airport in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The company provides upgrades to the DHC-2 Beaver, spare parts for older de Havilland Canada aircraft, and components for Bell Helicopter Textron. The company operated as a subsidiary of De Havilland Canada until it was amalgamated into it in August 2024.[3]

  1. ^ Canada, De Havilland Aircraft of. "Longview Aviation Capital Announces Consolidation of Companies under De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited and Appoints Brian Chafe Chief Executive Officer". www.newswire.ca.
  2. ^ strategis.gc.ca: "Canadian Company Profiles – Viking Air Limited – Company information" Archived 27 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 26 May 2014
  3. ^ "Certificate of Amalgamation" (PDF). 1 August 2024.