DOHA, June 11 (KUNA) -- Qatar Air Force signed an agreement with Canada's Viking Air Monday for the purchase of DHC-6 400 Twin Otter for skydiving operations, Qatari Armed Forces said in a statement, but did not specify value nor number of aircraft.
The agreement was signed in Doha Air Base by Vice Air Marshall Mubarak Al-Khayareen, commander of the Qatar Air Force, and Peter Walker, Viking Air Regional Sales Director, the statement added.
It quoted Flight Lt. Abdullah Al-Hadfah, skydiving committee vice chairman, as saying the Twin Otter would support the skydiving team of the Special Forces. (end) nnd.bs