One of the hangars of Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze
M28 SKYTRUCK airplane against the background of Mielec - native city of Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze.
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COMPANY
 Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze (Polish Aviation Factory), a Limited-Liability Company, is presently the largest aircraft manufacturer in Poland. For over 60 years aviation industry has been active in the South-Eastern town of Mielec, and the Factory continues as producer of worldwide-popular agricultural & fire-fighting planes, passenger/cargo commuters and trainer aircraft. Everybody knows airplanes like Dromader or Skytruck...
Operating along the principles of the free-market economy and the regulations of the Polish Commercial Code, the Company manufactures aircraft products of its own design and participates in foreign cooperation projects, proud of having such aviation-business giants as BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, GKN Westland, SAAB, Lockheed Martin for its partners.
With around 1500 employees, including experienced engineering/designer staff and highly-qualified
workforce representing the entire range of skills required in aerospace business, the Company has
got all organizational, technical and production capability to manufacture aircraft and implement development programs.
16th of March, 2007 United Technologies Holdings S.A. (UTH),
a United Technologies Corporation (UTC) company, bought 100% of the shares in Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze PZL Mielec Sp. z o.o.
UTC is the parent company of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
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