New industrial region in Poland

A new industrial region, the so called Aviation Highland is to be established within two years in the area between Łódź and Radom, said Sławomir Majman, the president of Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) on Thursday. Various firms from the sector are planning to invest in the region and create thousands of jobs. "This is a groundbreaking event when it comes to the development of the Polish aviation industry. ... There are favorable circumstances to build a big cluster on the line of Łódź-Radom-Dęblin. We dubbed this region Aviation Highland," Majman told the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Since the French Airbus is likely to win the tender to provide helicopters for the Polish Army, its suppliers and cooperators are willing to operate in Poland, Majman said referring to talks with possible investors. As many as 600 people may be employed. Airbus itself is planning to create around 3,000 jobs, and in line with "cautious estimates" this number may reach 3,300 by 2017. Currently, 130 firms representing the Polish aviation industry employ roughly 24,000 people.