Viking International Airlines

Viking International Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
VO VIK VIKING
FoundedMarch 6 1969
Ceased operations
March 1994
Parent companyEagle Air
Headquarters7851 Metro Parkway, Suite 314, 55420, Minneapolis, MN

Viking International Airlines was an airline based out of Minneapolis St. Paul that operated from 1969 to 1994 which operated from Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Illinois. Initially the airline would utilize the Beech D18 and Douglas DC-3.

History

Viking International Airlines was founded in 1969 using the Beech D18 and Douglas DC-3. In 1981 it operated two Convair 600 airliners.[1]

During the 1980s the airline would be bought by the Hartford based Corporate Air.

The airline would declare bankruptcy in 1991 and would be sold to Las Vegas based Eagle Air who kept the cargo division as part of the operations of the airline until 1994 when Viking would end up ceasing operations.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Future of general and commuter aviation technology and trade joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and Materials of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, August 27, 1981. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. August 27, 1981. p. 233.
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