Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín will hand over another helicopter after general overhaul to Afghanistan

Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN) is ready to hand over another overhauled Mi-17V5 helicopter to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). This is already the second helicopter the company has repaired under the Afghan Air Force Mi-17V-5 Helicopter Overhaul and Heavy Repair Contract awarded by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš visited the state-run joint stock company in Trenčín, to see first-hand how the contract between LOTN and NSPA was being delivered.
 
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “From this I can gather that the works being carried out are in full compliance with the contract. Therefore, I want to give prominence to the engineering craftsmanship and professionalism of all Aircraft Repair Company staff. They demonstrate that Slovakia has truly outstanding experts, thanks to whom our companies are competitive and capable of asserting themselves internationally.”
 
As well as meeting the managers, he also talked with local employees and was interested to hear their thoughts on their satisfaction, working conditions, and ideas to improve how the company works.

LOTN was awarded the Afghan Air Force Mi-17V5 Helicopter Overhaul and Heavy Repair Contract by NSPA through open international competitive bidding (ICB) in 2016. The first overhauled AAFMi-17V5 helicopter was handed over by the company in August 2018.