Viking Air vurderer å bygge brannslukkingsfly

[Desk pilot]

Canadiske Viking Air vurderer å re-starte produksjonen av brannslukkingsflyet CL-415. Rettighetene ble kjøpt fra Bombardier i 2016 og det arbeides nå med å få frem et godt business case.

Viking president David Curtis told Carla Wilson of the Victoria Times Colonist that he is finalizing a business case to start building the CL-415. Curtis is going before the company’s board in two weeks to seek a green light to start talking to potential customers about the plane, the article noted.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/nation...-of-bombardier

[Desk pilot]

Viking Air planlegger å ha sitt første CL-415 leveringsklart i 2020. Det chilenske luftforsvaret regnes som en potensiell kunde.

In 2017, Viking launched the CL-415 EAF as a re-engined and heavily updated version of the CL-215 Series V, using 11 aircraft purchased from the used market. In addition to replacing the CL-215´s piston engines with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 turboshaft engines, Viking Air also is upgrading the avionics with a modern integrated flight deck system and replacing obsolescent flight controls and aircraft hydraulic and fuel systems.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...launch-447283/