Let Kunovice (Uherske Hradiste) parent Aircraft Industries is returning to Czech ownership after 14 years Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK) agreed to sell its 100% shareholding to the defence-focused investment and trading group Omnipol A statement Omnipol released on April 27 said that the deal had been agreed on April 21 following a lengthy period of “intensive cooperation” between it and Aircraft Industries that had grown in November 2021 with the signing of an agreement on strategic cooperation in foreign markets a deal forged with the participation of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade Mining entity UGMK initially acquired a 51% stake in Aircraft Industries, later purchasing the entire ownership in 2013. Founded in 1936, Let Kunovice’s most successful aircraft has been the Let 410 turboprop It will now pass into the hands of Omnipol’s Prague-based parent OMPO Holding The amount and terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed The statement did not mention Russia’s war in Ukraine directly but said that “Aircraft Industries found itself in a very difficult situation after sanctions were imposed on the Russian Federation which formed the company’s core market” even though the cooperation agreement with Omnipol had allowed it “to successfully develop business cooperation to replace supplies outside of Russia.” Now, both Aircraft Industries and its new owner “anticipate concluding new aircraft supply contracts for customers in third markets in the coming months of this year.” Their main products are the Let 410 and its successor since 2015 the Let 410 NG. Aircraft Industries also owns and operates Czechia’s Uherske Hradiste (Kunovice) Airport it was a matter of course for us to do our best to save the final Czech aircraft manufacturer,” said Jiří Podpěra “There are not many traditional Czech manufacturing companies on the market so it is our duty to maintain and further develop their production After successfully saving one legend in the field of aviation we want to help save another great representative of the Czech aviation industry.” Omnipol acquired a minority stake last year in Aero Vodochody a manufacturer of jet-powered trainer and light combat aircraft such as the L-39NG Get started with a ch-aviation subscription unrestricted access to all of ch-aviation's news and data for 14 days Upgrade to our Data and News Subscriptions Aviation Intelligence for your everyday use We offer a comprehensive aviation industry database utilised by various entities such as operators Production started with the construction of the first aircraft which will be finished by the end of this year EASA officials certified the L 410 NG aircraft on 19 December 2017; FAA officials certified the aircraft on 10 January 2018 Development of the New Generation model began in April 2010 under the terms of the MOSTA or “modernization of small transport aircraft with the aim to increase the effectiveness and economy of operation” project The goal of the MOSTA project is to strengthen and improve the technical decrease the negative impact on the environment and decrease the labor input of the aircraft production which was supported by the Czech Ministry of Industry and Commerce within the TIP program enabled cooperation with other Czech companies and institutions a.s.; Jihostroj a.s.; MESIT pristroje spol a.s.; Vysoke uceni technicke in Brno (Technical University in Brno); Aero Vodochody The total cost of the project reached over CZK 568 million inclusive of resources from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce – approx The project was officially completed on 29 March 2017 “This is the successful completion of a completely unique project that was both technically and organisationally demanding,” says Aircraft Industries CEO Ilona Plšková “This success is an obvious demonstration of the Czech Republic's competences in the field of aviation and opens up new opportunities for deeper cooperation at the European and also global level.” “The L 410 NG excels with a number of advantages when compared to the currently produced L 410 UVP-E20,” says L 410 NG Project Manager Miroslav Pešák and the airplane can carry 400 kg more cargo The aircraft has a new integral wing with an almost two-fold fuel capacity The range has grown to almost double (to 2,570 km) The aircraft has a GE H85-200 engine with a take-off power of 850 horsepower (HP) and AV 725 propellers The engine is equipped with a new reduction gear that reduces noise due to a lower propeller speed The L 410 NG achieves higher cruising speeds of up to 417 km/h true air speed (TAS) To improve flight safety and the comfort of crew the pilot cabin was upgraded with Glass Cockpit technology from the Garmin Company “The upgraded L 410 NG will have greater potential for customers requiring long-haul flights or patrol flights,” Aircraft Industries General Director Ilona Plskova adds “Due to better airplane characteristics and higher comfort compared to the previous model we expect greater interest from customers all over the world.” The use of the L 410 NG is anticipated in island states where refueling on remote islands is problematic and a long range is one of the most important parameters Further potential exists for remote routes without the possibility to refuel at the destination airport and where the aircraft can be used by mining companies to transport workers and freight to inaccessible mining areas the company started to modernize the L 410 UVP-E20 with the aim of increasing its efficiency and economizing its operation remains in the “commuter category” and its passenger capacity is 19 and two pilots Modernized aircraft is characterized by many changes Fundamental changes include: MTOW increase essential double enlargement of front luggage compartment because of aircraft nose prolongation and new wing structure with integral fuel tank and its production technology Integral fuel tanks enable significant increase of fuel capacity It uses a GE H85-200 BC04 power plant together with AV 725 propellers receive an aircraft with improved parameters and utility characteristics such as range extension cruising speed increase and radical engine “hot and high performance” improvement Implementation of “damage tolerance” maintenance philosophy will significantly increase the operation life of the aircraft The company will implement a full glass cockpit into pilot cabin The passenger cabin will undergo significant modernization will offer an environment that passengers are used to from higher category aircrafts Development of the L 410 NG is realized in terms of theMOSTA project in which other Czech companies and research or educational institutions are cooperating The project is supported by state resources by means of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also financially supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade Maiden flight of L 410 NG was accomplished on 29 July 2015 Aerocardal (CDA, Santiago de Chile) and Omnipol Group have signed a memorandum of understanding for the acquisition of one Let 410NG which is set to be delivered in the autumn of 2024 manufactured by Czechia's Aircraft Industries will be delivered in its passenger version it will be suitable for conversion into an air ambulance The Let 410NG is the newest variant of the Let Kunovice turboprop. It offers improved flight parameters, improved range, and the ability to carry 500 additional kilograms of cargo. Let Kunovice parent Aircraft Industries returned to Czech ownership in 2022 The sale of this aircraft marks the return of the L410 to Latin America a region that still has about twenty operational aircraft from this family AeroCardal operates a fleet composed of Gulfstream V, Gulfstream G280, Gulfstream G150, Do228, Pilatus Aircraft, and Leonardo Helicopters We would like to personalise your experience with ch-aviation Could you please tell us a bit more about yourself A lone gunman on Thursday killed two managers of a Czech aircraft company and then shot himself dead as the police closed in on him “The shooting took place in a building of the Aircraft Industries company before noon,” police spokesman Ales Mergental said Czech media said the gunman was 56-year-old Karel Musela who blamed the managers for masterminding a shooting attack that left his brother influential arms dealer and former Aircraft Industries board member Pavel Musela “We have information suggesting he’s the gunman,” the top--selling broadsheet daily DNES quoted a police source as saying The gunman also caused a light head injury to Aircraft Industries chief executive Ilona Plskova “There are three dead and one of the dead men is the gunman,” regional police spokeswoman Jana Bartikova said “I won’t identify anyone as far as the dead and injured people are concerned I’d be glad if their families learned about it from sources other than media,” she added who had entrenched himself in the company headquarters shot himself as the police surrounded the building About 100 police officers were deployed and the factory employees were evacuated “We went out to have lunch and when we got back they told us not to go close to the windows,” DNES quoted an employee as saying but then we heard it was for real,” he added majority-owned by Russia’s Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company produces the L-410 turboprop transport plane in Kunovice The company has more than 650 employees and earned profits to 173.6 million koruna (US$9.2 million) last year while its revenue rose by half to 1.17 billion koruna was declared “Company of the Year” in the region this year a Czech builder of light sport airplanes and ultralights has flown the first production-conforming EV-55 Outback utility twin an airplane that promises to dramatically raise the company’s profile when it enters the market Evektor test pilots flew the EV-55 from Kunovice Airport this month for a short flight ahead of a test regimen that will include testing of systems performance and flight characteristics for Part 23 certification The Pratt & Whitney PT6A-powered Evektor will be capable of cruising at 220 knots with a 14 passenger high-capacity interior and mtow just over 10,000 pounds The airplane was originally scheduled for certification in 2013 but delays have stretched that timeframe as the first EV-55 prototype has amassed more than 370 hours in the air Evektor hasn’t set a new target certification date After winning the U22 European Softball Championship four years ago Czech Republic and debuts in Group A on Monday 2022 with games against Sweden at 1:30 pm (local time) and Ukraine at 6 pm (local time) The competition continues through Saturday the Moravian town hosting the seventh edition of the Under 22 European Softball Championship Team Italy U22 manager Andrea Longagnani along with Italian National Elite manager Federico Pizzolini had to make some last-minute changes before releasing the final roster Team Italy U22 manager Andrea Longagnani revealed that Inox Team Saronno and the National Elite team player Alessandra Rotondo had tested positive for Covid and was left off the roster as a result "Our goals have not changed as we are here to win and replicate our 2018 victory in Trnava The rest of the team has worked grout great so now it's time to execute." Having prepared the Azzurre softball squad with extensive training in Buttrio prior to the start of this international 17-nation competition Team Italy spent the first day in the Czech Republic working out in a park in the town of Bučovice before participating in the opening ceremonies held in an open-air theater The final roster of 17 players was disclosed at a coaches meeting earlier in the day Click on the links below for more information TEAM ITALY U22 EUROPEAN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER OFFICIAL U22 EUROPEAN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS WBSC EUROPE YOUTUBE CHANNEL LIVE STREAM (Photo of the Team Italy U22 softball squad at the opening ceremonies by MG/Oldman) Read more: Team Italy U22 softball squad departs to Czech Republic to defend Euro Championship title Reserved area Transparent Federation Privacy policy Copyright © 2022 FIBS (Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball) - Viale Tiziano 74 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial - Share with same attribution 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA) which is available on the Internet Posted on November 23rd, 2018 by ES in Aerospace, Russia, Trending In the small 30 to 60-seat turboprop market – and in direct competition with local project the modernised Ilyushin IL-114 – Russia is considering the development of a 40-seat regional turboprop aircraft based on the 30-year old Let L-610 a prototype aircraft originally developed by the Czech civil aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice The state is considering replacing the obsolete Soviet/Ukrainian An-24/26s some 60 of which are still operational across the country The new aircraft is likely to be based on the Let L-610 platform The twin-engine turboprop made its maiden flight in December 1988 Russia’s Ministry for industry and trade believes the new product can fill the niche between the 19-seat L-410UVP-E20 and the 60-seat Ilyushin 114-300 The L-410UVP-E20 was also developed and produced by Let Kunovice which was renamed Aircraft Industries once it became a subsidiary of Russia’s Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) in 2008 media attention – ignited by governmental interest and some state comments surrounding the L-610 – has been gaining momentum described as a ‘prospective project’ in the roadmap for the development of the so-called Titanium Valley – a special economic zone near Yekaterinburg an initiative which was announced in 2016 by Evgeny Kuyvashev declared: “[With] regard to the An-24 [replacement] the Russian aerospace industry has suggested two projects – the IL-114-300 and the L-610.” the nation’s deputy minister for industry and trade meanwhile delivered a speech unequivocally confirming the government’s commitment to the L-610 design whilst addressing delegates at a recent government-supported Transport Week forum in Moscow which included officials from the Ministry of Transport and Rosaviatsiya “We understand that we are ready to purchase the [design and production] documentation for the L-610 from its Russian owners, and try to develop a 40-seat aircraft so that, in a five-year time period, [the aircraft] would enter service [filling the gap] between L-410 and the IL-114[-300] to enter the service by the end of 2021,” he declared. As Aircraft Industries is now fully owned by UMMC the documents for the model are already formally in Russian hands Bocharov continued: “We understand that this aircraft will obviously be cheaper than the IL-114-300 and whilst providing a smooth transfer from a 19-seat to a 40-seat aircraft and eventually to the IL-114.” The deputy minister for industry and trade also highlighted the high-wing configuration of the L-610 which may be a good option for those carriers that are dubious about the low-winged IL-114 being an adequate replacement for a high-wing An-24 at secondary airports Russian Aviation Insider has been assured by one of its sources close to Aircraft Industries that the documentation for the L-610 has been preserved intact and launching serial production would not require a tremendous effort Utilising the ‘off the shelf’ L-610 as a base for a new design could save between three and four years of development compared with starting such a project from scratch an executive of one of Russia’s regional carriers has told Russian Aviation Insider that the L-610 is a ‘sound solution’ for replacing the Antonov An-24 turboprops and Yakovlev Yak-40 tri-jets and that a 40-seat aircraft may be a more appealing prospect than a 50-seater there are at least three big questions which remain to be answered before the L-610 programme is given the green light why has the Russian ministry chosen to concentrate on the L-610 when a local 30-seat Sukhoi Su-80GP programme was already at an advanced design stage 20 years ago “…It doesn’t [seem to] matter how many seats an An-24 substitute has – as long as it is finally offered.” proposing a 40-seater aircraft to regional airlines will trim the demand for a slightly bigger IL-114-300 further shrinking its serial production numbers value a development which will result in higher unit costs and more expensive after-sales support The plans for resuscitating the L-610 may indicate implicit problems with the IL-114 upgrade effort another Russian Aviation Insider source suggests is the question: if the L-610 is expected to be produced by Ural Works of Civil Aviation (usually referred to by the Russian acronym UZGA) which is currently responsible for licensing production in Russia of its smaller sibling the L-410 which is trying to fulfill a special role in the Russian aerospace industry Ural Works is not even formally declared as a part of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and its newly-appointed parent Rostec and any mention of UZGA is hard to find on either Rostec’s or UAC’s websites UZGA’s own website places Rostec modestly among partners along with Ural Trade and Industry Chamber etc You must be logged in to post a comment Superjet 100 flies with Russian engines Supporting Russia’s fleet of Western-built aircraft is a humanitarian necessity – AmCham Russia Rosaviatsiya: Russian airlines’ passenger traffic to decline in 2025 Aeroflot promotes initiative towards harmonization of Russia’s continued airworthiness system with international standards Russian airlines 2024 traffic exceeds the pre-sanctions level This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The turboprops are already in Air Sénégal's livery but are still registered in Czechia Currently, Air Sénégal's domestic network is limited to 2x daily services between Dakar Blaise Diagne and Cap Skirring, served with its in-house A319-100 Air Excel (XLL, Arusha) has announced that it has resumed using its only Let 410UVP-E20 for charter operations within Tanzania and to entry points in Kenya‚ Uganda 5H-AES (msn 871811), a 1996 build turboprop, can seat up to 19 passengers, although the carrier said that when operating to some airports, such as Kogatende, Lamai, Lobo and Katavi it will be restricted to a smaller number of passengers and limited cargo Aircraft Industries (formerly Let Kunovice) demonstrated its multi-purpose aircraft L 410 NG at Dushanbe International Airport on February 27.  ADB support for food security to reach US$40 billion by 2030 President orders more potatoes to be planted in Rasht and Tojikobod districts What consequences do Tajik citizens face for traveling to and working in occupied regions of Ukraine Head of Taliban’s diplomatic mission in Doha insists UN seat be given to IEA’s representative A powerful dust storm expected to hit Tajikistan in the coming days Russia’s prosecutor general asked to investigate into legality of housing subsidies for “new citizens of Russia” Dushanbe to host the first-ever international health and beauty exhibition A miniature exhibition dedicated to epic poem written by Firdavsi opens 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Mahathir also met with the Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa and representatives of Czech corporate sector and economic institutions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic The agreement on strategic cooperation between Evektor and the Malaysian investor was signed on June 26 It is the first large Malaysian investment in the Czech Republic with expected volume of USD 200 mil The aim of the investment is to support the completion of certification process and the start of series production of a Czech multipurpose twin engine aircraft of EV-55 Outback The aircraft is developed by a consortium of 17 Czech air industry manufacturers Mahathir visited during the trip the factory of Evektor located in Kunovice in Eastern Moravia a former Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1981-2003 was received by the President of the Czech Republic Mr Mahathir at the MFA of the Czech Republic in Prague Mahathir and the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Malaysia Mr Representatives of Czech companies and economic institutions The Honorary Consulates of the Czech Republic are located in the following cities: Czechia to Send New Ambassador to Lebanon "Czech Support to Ukraine Will Continue," Minister Lipavský Assured Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha World Press Freedom Day 2025 New Ambassadors to Jordan and Ukraine