Company Profile

AERO Vodochody a.s. is the largest aerospace manufacturer in the Czech Republic, mainly focusing on cooperation with leading aerospace manufacturers in international aerostructures projects – Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (S-76C helicopter), Alenia Aeronautica (C-27J Spartan center wing box), Sonaca (Bombardier CSeries Fixed Leading Edge Development & Production), Latecoere (Embraer 170/190 subassemblies), Saab (JAS-39 Gripen pylons), Spirit Aerosystems (B767 fixed leading edge kits), EADS (A320/340 subassemblies), etc. The Military Program of Aero is historically the largest producer of jet training aircraft and a partner to several air forces, particularly the Czech Air Force.

AERO Vodochody a.s., based in Odolena Voda, Dolínek, U Letiště 374, 250 70, Czech Republic, is a joint-stock company registered in the Companies Register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague, Section B, File 449 on January 2, 1991, Identification number: 00010545, VAT: CZ00010545. The sole shareholder of the Company is private equity group Penta Investments.

Aero has two main business units:

• Aerostructures Program
  • Well-established cooperation with leading aerospace manufacturers
  • Complex deliveries of aviation technology with high degree of product finalization
• Military Program
  • L-159 Combat & Training System
  • L-39/L-59 Sustainment Programs