AERO Finalizes 200th Sikorsky S-76 Helicopter

(April 17, 2008) -- In recent days, AERO Vodochody a.s. finalizes already the two hundredth (200.) S-76C helicopter for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC).

"The S-76C production is the largest program of AERO Vodochody in the field of aerostructures, which represent a key part of the current strategy of our company. The aim of AERO is to reach orders with high value added on the position of a first-tier supplier," said Peter Ondro, President of AERO.

"AERO launched production for SAC in the year 2000. The first 100 helicopters were produced in five years (100th unit was expedited in March 2006), the second hundred in two. The pace of the S-76C helicopter production rises every year," said Monika Vajnerova, Vice-president for Aerostructures in AERO. "This year, we will deliver again more than 50 units," she added.

Source : Aero Vodochody a.s.

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