Sikorsky Aircraft to be put on sale, 500 people from Mielec to leave

American UTC is mulling to leave helicopter production and sell Sikorsky Aircraft, as a consequence 1,400 people will be dismissed, including 500 workers of Milec production plant, Rzeczpospolita daily reported on Tuesday citing Gregory Hayes, the firm's CEO. Sikorsky consists of four production plants and employs 15,000 people. As many as 500 of them are to lose their jobs at Mielec factory. Upcoming weeks will show if Sikorsky is to be sold or excreted from UTC structure, the daily informed. The daily suggests that the decision is the outcome of choosing Airbus Helicopters' offer over Sikrsky Aircraft in tender for Polish Army.