The Sleeping in Airports portal's users assessed the airports basing on four criteria: comfort, facilities for travellers, cleanliness and quality of service. Ranking is made according to the number of votes cast by individual travellers, from November 2014 to September 2015. Warsaw Airport was appreciated by the passengers for friendly and...

The first week of September was marked by MSPO Kielce trade show, where Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze presented together with Sikorsky Aircraft. The MSPO (International Defence Industry Exhibition) is the third largest exhibitiob in Europe and the largest in central and eastern part of the old continent.   This year’s 23th edition of the...

On May 29-30, at the Military Aviation Plant No. 2 (WLZ-2) in Bydgoszcz was held an Air Fair 2015 exhibition. This year's 9th edition was organized under the slogan "Modernity and Safety". This year 114 exhibitors including PZL Mielec presented their technologies and equipment. At the PZL Mielec stand the company promoted its products, in...

Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze took the patronage of the class from the technical school  in Mielec, which educates future mechanic technicians for the aviation industry. On the 8th of May this year were signed a cooperation agreement due to which students will gain additional professional competencies useful in the aviation industry. The agreement...

The first quarter of 2015 saw sky-high passenger figures at Chopin Airport and record financial results for its operator Polish Airports.  Chopin Airport handled over 2.1 million travellers in the first three months of 2015, an 8.7% increase year-on-year. The low-cost sector registered the largest growth – up 43.6% on the first quarter of...

During the European Economic Congress (EEC) held in Katowice from 20th to 22nd April 2015, PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company, will be exhibiting the AW149 helicopter – the company’s offer in the tender for the delivery of 70 multipurpose helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces. Selection of the AW149 by the Polish Ministry of...

United Technologies Corp.  announced the appointment of Robert Leduc as President of Sikorsky Aircraft, succeeding Mick Maurer, who will move to the newly created position of UTC Senior Vice President, Strategic Projects. The appointments are effective immediately, and both Leduc and Maurer will report to UTC President and Chief Executive Officer...

Innovation development and competitiveness growth of the city of Lublin and the adjacent region through know-how flows and strengthening of cooperative links between companies, universities and institutions concerned with aviation technologies – those are the major goals of the Lublin Cluster for Advanced Aerospace Technology established...

The Consortium of Sikorsky Aircraft and PZL Mielec and its global supplier network  announced on an agreement with WZL-2 in Bydgoszcz concerning future cooperation if the BLACK HAWK platform wins the Multi-Role Helicopter tender for the Polish Ministry of Defense.  The agreement is the part of the strategic partnership built together with PGZ...

Consortium of Sikorsky Aircraft and PZL Mielec signed an agreement with WZL-1 in Lodz concerning the future cooperation if BLACK HAWK platform win the tender for multitask helicopter for polish army. The agreement is the part of the partnership built together with PGZ (Polish Armament Group) to support Polish armed forces.   The...

PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company announced that during Heli-Expo 2015, currently taking place in Orlando, Florida, USA, AgustaWestland has signed a distribution agreement with Tuncang Investment Co.,Ltd, appointing the company as an official, non-exclusive distributor of the SW-4 light single engine helicopter in China. The agreement also...

In February, 260,715 passengers were served at Kraków Airport. It is a 10% increase compared to February 2014. It is also the best February result in the Airport's history. Since the beginning of the year, 522,695 passengers have been served (an 11% increase compared to the last year).   A growth in the number of passengers in the...

Warsaw Chopin Airport authorities have signed a deal with bank Pekao to finance further modernisations to the tune of PLN 600 million (EUR 145 million). The investments plan include the modernisation of the old terminal, an improvement in road access and the creation of a five-star hotel. Michał Kaczmarzyk, director of the airport,...

Nearly 10.6 million passengers were served at Chopin Airport in 2014. It’s the second best result in the airport’s history. And expectations for 2015 are even higher. Last December the Warsaw airport handled 712.5 thousand travellers, 10.3% more than the year before – which means best December ever for Chopin Airport and the most...

Warsaw Chopin Airport has been announced as the official partner of the documentary Spitfire Liberator. The Alex Herbst Story. The film premieres in Spring 2015 and will be shown in cinemas all over the world. Alex Herbst is the last living pilot of the remarkable No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. He completed 141 combat missions on the...