La compañia canadiense Viking Air ha conseguido un hito al vender al ministerio de defensa de Vietnam sus primeras aeronaves de construcción occidental.
Se trata de seis DHC-6 Twin Otter para la marina de Vietnam, equipados con esquíes para operaciones anfibias, y serán las primeras aeronaves de ala fija de la Marina de Vietnam.
Las entregas están previstas entre 2012 y 2014.
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Canadian company Viking Air made history this week by selling the Vietnam Ministry of Defence its first-ever western-built airplanes.
The Victoria company resurrecting the Twin Otter aircraft finalized a purchase agreement for six planes. The DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft will be equipped for amphibious operations and form the Vietnamese navy's first fixed-wing-aircraft unit.
Initial plane will be delivered in 2012 and the last in 2014. Technical and flight training will be provided by Pacific Sky Aviation, a Viking unit based at Victoria International Airport.
Vietnam will receive six aircraft for 2012-2014.
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