Viking Announces Skytek as 1st Factory Endorsed Service Centre for
Twin Otter Aircraft in Asia-Pacific
Victoria, British Columbia, December 1st, 2016: Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, Canada
welcomes Skytek Pty. Ltd. of Cairns, Australia to the Series 400 Twin Otter support network as the
first Factory Endorsed Service Centre (“FESC”) in the Asia-Pacific region. Skytek’s location in
northern Queensland, combined with their extensive Twin Otter maintenance experience, makes
them the ideal choice for a Viking-certified service facility for legacy de Havilland and Series 400 Twin
Otter operators in southeast Asia and Australia.
Over the past 20 years, Skytek have demonstrated an increasing level of dependable Twin Otter
maintenance services to a widespread customer base in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Myanmar, including Series 400 Twin Otter operators Hevilift and Ok Tedi
Development Foundation.
Stanko Paleksic, Viking’s Technical Support manager, was responsible for conducting a technical
audit in support of Skytek’s application for the FESC program. He commented, “Skytek is already
the maintenance facility of choice for many of our Series 400 operators, so to have them join our
support network as an FESC is a natural progression of our corporate relationship. Skytek’s focus
on delivering quality service from their maintenance facility in Australia, as well as the services they
provide at customer bases throughout southeast Asia, will be an asset to all Twin Otter operators in
the region.”
The FESC program, administered through Viking’s Global Customer Support group, develops
strategic partnerships with specialized industry professionals to provide factory recognized service
and warranty repairs for both Viking Series 400 Twin Otters and the legacy de Havilland fleet.
About Skytek:
Based in Cairns, Australia, Skytek is a privately owned company with over 20 years of
experience providing support, heavy maintenance, aircraft modifications and component
overhaul for both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, including the Series 300 and Series 400 Twin
Otter.
382 - DHC-6-300 C-FUGT Kenn Borek Air Ltd., Calgary, AB
Registered 01-Dec-2016, ex 8Q-IAH.
The ex-Maldivian Twin Otter 8Q-IAF is seen outside the Kenn Borek facility yesterday, after arrival from its return ferry flight. Thanks to Dave Subelack for the photo.
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| MSN 447 - DHC-6-300 8Q-IAF Island Aviation Services (Kenn Borek Air) Calgary-Int'l, AB 01-Dec-2016 Dave Subelack Photo |
Air Vanuatu's latest Twin Otter is seen below at Norsup, on Malakula Island. Vanuatu. This is the former P2-KSU, which was delivered to Port Vila on 30-Sep-2016.
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| MSN 673 - DHC-6-300 YV-AV12 Air Vanuatu Norsup, Vanuatu Photo via Christophe Sandoz |
