HISTORY
Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to
as Aero; Vodochody is a location) is a
Czech (and Czechoslovak) aircraft company,
active from 1919, notable for producing the L-29
Delfin, L-39 Albatros, L-59 Super Albatros and
the L-159 Alca.
After the fall of the Communist government in
Czechoslovakia (1989) and in the rest of Central
Europe, the company lost a major portion of its
main market in jet trainers. The sales of
military aircraft declined in the early 1990s in
Eastern Europe as well as in the NATO countries
where the entry of a new producer was obviously
unwanted. Aero was controlled for several years,
1998 to 2004, by Boeing.
At the end of October 2006 Aero Vodochody was
privatized once again. A Czech-Slovak investment
group Penta Investments bought it for roughly 3
billion CZK.
Currently, Aero Vodochody produces the
Sikorsky S-76, center wing box for the Alenia
C27, door subassemblies for the Embraer 170 and
Embraer 190, cockpit for the UH-60, gun bay
doors for the F/A-18 Super Hornet, subassemblies
and parts for the Airbus A320 family, fixed
leading edge kits for the Boeing 767 and the
L-159.
Source:
Wikipedia
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