Łódź may become regional servicing center of Black Hawk

Sikorsky Aircraft and its subsidiary, PZL-Mielec and singed an agreement in line which they will invest $200 million to establish a servicing center for helicopters in WZL-1 in Łódź and Dęblin, if their consortium wins the tender to build a utility helicopter of Polish Army. "Consortium will invest $200 million in transfering technology related to servicing and modernization of Black Hawk helicopters," PZL CEO Janusz Zakręcki said. WZL-1 in Łódź may become a center of servicing Black Hawks in CEE as the helicopters have been used in other countries from the region, Zakręcki added.