Viking Twin Otter makes first flight

In advance of Transport Canada certification, the first new-production DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter has taken its initial flight from Viking's final assembly facility in Calgary, Alberta.
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Aircraft, manufacturers serial number (MSN) 845, Canadian registration C-FMJO is the first new production Twin Otter since de Havilland Canada ended production in 1988 with the delivery of MSN 844. 

Sold to launch customer Zimex Aviation of Switzerland, MSN 845 is equipped with Honeywell’s Apex IFR digital flight deck, including FDR & CVR and configured with a commuter interior, the aircraft is to be used throughout North Africa servicing the oil and gas industry.

Viking announced the production re-launch of a modernized Twin Otter in March of 2007 with the introduction of the DHC-6 Series 400 model, which features over 400 modifications and improvements centered around a completely modernized flight deck and added safety systems while retaining the legacy aircraft’s famous robust airframe design. 

Most notable of these changes is the incorporation the fully integrated Honeywell Primus Apex digital avionics suite, and Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 turbines engines to support the aircraft’s unsurpassed capability in specialized operating environments.
 

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