Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 23, 2024 – Today, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) announced that Zimex Aviation (Zimex) has signed a Purchase Agreement that makes them the launch customer for the newly certified Garmin Avionics packages to upgrade their Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft. This order of four upgrade kits, offered through our partnership with Aerocorp Avionics Solutions, will be delivered to Zimex in the second half of the year.
Zimex is a long-term customer of De Havilland Canada, having ordered two new DHC Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft at the Paris Airshow in 2023, which are on-schedule to be delivered in 2025.
“Zimex and De Havilland Canada have a relationship that goes back decades, and we are pleased that they have chosen to upgrade their Twin Otters with new avionics suites,” said Ryan DeBrusk, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for De Havilland Canada. “The team at DHC cannot wait to deliver these advanced avionics system upgrades to Zimex.”
“We can confidently say that the Twin Otter aircraft have been the backbone of our business for the last 54 years,” said Daniele Cereghetti, CEO of Zimex Aviation Ltd. “We are thrilled to update our current feet with DHC technology and innovation. Not only do we take great pride in being a De Havilland Factory Endorsed Service Centre offering extensive maintenance services to customers around the globe, but we also are customers of their amazing aircraft and know the exceptional capabilities of this Twin Otter families of aircraft. We are pleased to bring new life to our fleet.”
The certification of the upgrades was completed in June 2024. This will be followed by autopilot certification anticipated in early 2025.
