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UTair Upgrading Mi-8/17 Helicopters

Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and UTair Engineering signed an agreement during MAKS 2019 on upgrading Mi-8/17 helicopters. The first Russian company not part of Rostec with such capability

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UTair Upgrading Mi-8/17 Helicopters
Russian Helicopters, September 01, 2019 - Moscow - During the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant of Russian Helicopters Holding Company, part of Rostec State Corporation, and UTair-Engineering signed a cooperation agreement to develop modified versions of Mi-8/17 helicopters and maintain airworthiness.

The agreement gives UTair-Engineering an opportunity to independently carry out all the work related to upgrading helicopters such as Mi-8T/P/PS, Mi-8MTV-1, Mi-8AMT, Mi-171, Mi-171A2 and Mi-172.

UTair-Engineering is the first Russian company that does not form part of Russian Helicopters Holding Company, with which such an agreement is signed.

"It is important for us to polish the system for giving permissions for modifying machines by cooperating with one of Russia's largest enterprises specializing in repair and maintenance of helicopters. Thus, in the future this will allow us to apply this procedure to other companies, due to which our engineers will be able to focus on substantially upgrading machines in serial production and designing new types of helicopters," said Director General of Russian Helicopters Holding Company Andrey Boginsky.

"Signing this agreement is an important step for UTair-Engineering in its long-standing cooperation with Russian Helicopters. New functions will allow us to quickly modify helicopters to meet customers' needs and increase competitiveness of Russian helicopters globally," said UTair Engineering CEO Rashid Faradzhaev.

About Russian Helicopters: JSC “Russian Helicopters”, a part of Rostec State Corporation, is a leading player in the global helicopter industry, the sole Russian designer and manufacturer of helicopters. The Holding Company was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Moscow. We operate five helicopter assembly plants, two design bureaus, component production and maintenance enterprises, aircraft repair plants and one helicopter service company providing after-sales support in Russia and abroad. The customers of the Holding Company are the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Home Affairs, EMERCOM of Russia, and other state customers, Gazpromavia, UTair Aviation company, large Russian and foreign companies.

UTair Upgrading Mi-8/17 Helicopters





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  Comments


I sure wish we could get these birds certified by the FAA... Specifically speaking to the Kamov KA-32... 


  See also


Mi-8 Hip (1st Gen) in RU UTair Aviation
Mi-8/17 Hip (3rd Gen) in RU Russian Helicopters
HSC RU Helicopter Service Company Russian Helicopters




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