Sikorsky Aircraft to be put up for sale, 500 jobs in Mielec at stake

American UTC is mulling selling Sikorsky Aircraft, as a consequence 1,400 people will be dismissed, including 500 workers at the Mielec 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 workers could lose their jobs at the Mielec factory. The upcoming weeks will show if Sikorsky is to be sold or separated from UTC structures, the daily informed. The daily suggests that the decision is the outcome of choosing Airbus Helicopters' offer over Sikorsky Aircraft in tender for Polish Army. While, the loss of the Polish contract was important, the company experienced a slowdown on the helicopter market due to low oil prices.