The sale includes manufacturing rights for all variants of Bombardier's water-bomber aircraft, namely the Bombardier 415 and its earlier versions, the CL-215 and CL-215T.

In 2007, Viking brought the Twin Otter Series 400 into production. Viking has booked sales of more than 150 new aircraft, with its 100th aircraft scheduled for delivery in July 2016.

David Curtis is the chief executive of Viking Air Ltd., which is considering restarting manufacturing of the CL-415 water bomber aircraft, in Calgary. Photo by Supplied / Calgary Herald ...

Among the planes is the Bombardier 415—used as a water bomber for fighting forest fires. Victoria-based Viking manufactures the Twin Otter as well as spare parts for several planes originally ...

Viking Air Flight Global: 2016: Cl-415-Viking Air Categories: Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology Tags: Canada, cl-415, forest fires, viking, water bombers ...

Viking Air, which plans to build a factory in Western Canada, could begin producing new water bombers in 2027, but those planes probably won't be used to put out forest fires in Canada, Gradek said.

TORONTO — A British Columbia company, Viking Air Ltd., has signed a deal to buy Bombardier’s amphibious aircraft program, which has been on hold since December. Financial terms of the agreement were ...

Viking Air, based in Victoria, British Columbia, will buy all variants of the CL-415 waterbomber aircraft considered a leader in firefighting around the world.

A water bomber picks up water at the Waterton Dam, north of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Photo by David Rossiter / THE CANADIAN PRESS ...