Announced Partnership With PZL Swidnik S.A.

Pilatus Aircraft and PZL Swidnik S.A. are teaming up for the assembly of PC-12 fuselage and wing cells, the companies announced Tuesday.

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Pilatus says it is confident that PZL Swidnik S.A. will prove to be a partner capable of meeting the highest standards of quality, and one with the requisite experience and certifications in the aviation industry. Located in the Lublin region to the south-east of Warsaw, PZL Swidnik S.A. of
Swidnik was recently acquired by AgustaWestland, the air transport Group. The contract between Pilatus and PZL Swidnik S.A. has been signed for a ten year period, and provides for delivery of the first complete PC-12 structures during the second half of 2011. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd will continue to produce detail parts in Stans, and these will be made available to PZL Swidnik S.A. for assembly work.

With a view to safeguarding and further expanding PC-12 production rates in the future, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has been seeking another partner in addition to the existing relationship with OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal. The long and excellent partnership of many years with OGMA will continue on its present basis.

Pilatus company officials say they look forward to working with PZL Swidnik S.A. and is confident of having found a strong and reliable partner for the future.

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