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23/11/2007 | L-159T1 trainers for Czech Air Force delivered
AERO Vodochody a.s. has delivered four L-159 advanced training aircraft, version T1, to the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic on November 23, 2007.

09/11/2007 | Aero completed overhauls of Tunisian L-59T fleet
AERO Vodochody a.s. completed overhauls of L-59T advanced training and light attack aircraft for the Tunisian Air Force. The last out of a total of nine units of the L-59T aircraft arrived in Tunisia on November 8, 2007.

08/11/2007 | M. Riman: Changes in Aero represent good news for whole Czech aviation industry
“I am satisfied with the preliminary economic results of the Company. The new owner, group Penta, managed to stabilize and strengthen AERO in a short time, at the same time launching an investment program, further expanding its production potential,” said Martin Riman.

31/10/2007 | Col. Mikulenka: L-159 perfectly meets training demands
On October 31, 2007, Colonel Petr Mikulenka, Commander-in-Chief of the 21st Air Force Base in Caslav, has tested the capabilities of the L-159 aircraft in flight for the first time and assisted by Rostislav Stroin, AERO Test Pilot, checked the aircraft in the whole extent of its flight envelope.

03/10/2007 | Aero signs billion contract with Latécoére
On October 3, 2007, AERO Vodochody a.s. (AERO) and Latécoére Toulouse, France, signed a five-year contract on exclusive delivery of hinges and inner structure of doors for the regional transport jet aircraft Embraer 170 and Embraer 190 in a total volume of around CZK one billion (approx. € 36 million).

14/09/2007 | C-27J program: revenue of up to CZK 6 billion for Aero
AERO could generate up to CZK 6 billion in revenue over the next ten years through the production of the center wing box for the C-27J Spartan advanced tactical transport aircraft.

06/09/2007 | Penta acquired british Rotortech
Last week, the Czech-and-Slovak private equity group Penta concluded its first acquisition in Western Europe by purchasing the British company Rotortech Limited, which manufactures composites for the aviation industry.

30/08/2007 | Aero will partcipate in EV-55 development
AERO will participate in the development of the EV-55 small utility twin-engine turboprop aircraft, the latest project of the Czech aviation industry, supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.

28/08/2007 | Third L-159T1 in the air
On August 28, 2007 at 12:36 (local time), the third out of a total of four L-159T1 advanced training aircraft (s/n 6071) produced for the Czech Air Force took off for the first time.

20/08/2007 | First stage of czaf pilot training on L-159T1 completed
On August 20, 2007, the first stage of the training of the Czech Air Force (CzAF) pilots-instructors and the State Authority for Quality Management (Authority) pilots for the new L-159 training T1 version was completed in AERO Vodochody a.s..

07/08/2007 | L-159T1 piloted by first representative of customer
Today, at 9:29 a.m., the first employee of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic (MoD), Chief Officer of the State Authority for Quality Management Zdenek Ouda, took off from the Vodochody Aerodrome piloting the L-159, T1 version.

03/08/2007 | Aero obtained L-159T1 supplementary type certificate
On August 2, 2007 AERO Vodochody a.s. (AERO) obtained the Supplementary Type Certificate (DTO-0003) for the L-159T1 Advanced Training Aircraft, ordered by the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic (Ministry) in a number of four units.

16/07/2007 | 2007: Aero will show profit of CZK 200 million
Country to original expectations, AERO Vodochody a.s. will show profit in the amount of CZK 200 million in 2007. "We managed to significantly speed up the restructuring project – the overall strengthening of the Company," said Peter Ondro, President of AERO.

29/06/2007 | Sikorsky S-76 first flight in Czech Republic
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. displayed an S-76 ® helicopter and its features today in the first flight demonstration of the aircraft in the Czech Republic, where S-76 airframes are manufactured by AERO Vodochody a.s.

29/06/2007 | Äero requested for additional type certificate for L-159T1
On June 29, 2007, AERO Vodochody a.s. has handed over all materials necessary for the issue of the Additional Type Certificate for the L-159T1 aircraft at the authorized department of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic.

15/06/2007 | Aero completed C-27J Spartan assembly line
AERO has completed the assembly line for the production of the C-27J military transport tactical aircraft center wing box for Alenia Aeronautica, Italy, member of the Finmeccanica Holding.

30/05/2007 | Aero has expedited 150th Sikorsky S-76 helicopter
AERO Vodochody a.s. has already completed and expedited 150 helicopters for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC). The anniversary 150th Sikorsky S-76 helicopter (s/n 760674) was expedited today.

30/03/2007 | CzAF L-159 aircraft fleet has reached 10.000 flight hours
“The Czech Air Force L-159 aircraft fleet has reached its first 10.000 flight hours (FH). The ten thousand’s FH was preformed by the L-159 s/n 6064 piloted by Capt. David Reha on March 23, 2007 on the prestigious NATO Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) in Florennes, Belgium.

28/03/2007 | Aero zahájilo prototypové letové zkoušky na L-159T1
Dne 28. března 2007 u příležitosti zahájení prototypových letových zkoušek vojenského cvičného letounu L-159T1 v.č. 6069 navštívili společnost AERO Vodochody a.s. (AV) první náměstek ministryně obrany Martin Barták a náčelník Generálního štábu Armády ČR (AČR) genpor. Vlastimil Picek.

08/03/2007 | First L-159T1 for the Czech Air Force makes its maiden flight
March 8, 2007 at 2:44 PM, the first out of a total of four two-seat training L-159T1 aircraft for the Czech Air Force (CzAF) has taken off from the factory airport of AERO Vodochody a.s. (AERO) and made its maiden flight.

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