Poland offers cheap aircraft

Poland offers cheap aircraft

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Two Polish aircraft makers PZL-Mielec and PZL-Swidnik have
offered their helicopter and airplane products to potential
buyers in Indonesia.

PZL Swidnik offered several type of multipurpose helicopters,
including MI-2, MI-2 Plus, Kania, W-3A Sokol and SW 4.

While PZL Mielec offered AN-2 airplane, which is dubbed as the
largest bi-plane and most produced aircraft in the world, and a
Dromader M-18 B airplane. The latter was specially designed for
agriculture purposes, namely pesticide spraying and seeding as
well as crop fire fighting.

"Compared to Western Europe and the United States' products,
our aircraft are much cheaper," said Dyzma Andrzej, marketing
director of Swidnik on Thursday during the product presentation
here.

He said the price could be four times cheaper than Western
Europe and U.S. made-products.

Despite being cheap, Dyzma assured that Polish-made products
were reliable in terms of quality, citing that Poland has long
experience in the aviation industry. The Aviation industry began
in 1931 in Poland.

Meanwhile, commercial counselor at the Polish embassy in
Jakarta Mariusz Wrzesniewski said that Polish-made aircraft and
helicopters could become an alternative for Indonesian buyers who
could not afford Western Europe and U.S.-made products.

Alita P. Damar of PT Damar Unggul Lestari, which market both
companies' products in Indonesia, said Indonesia was a potential
market for the Polish products.

"Private sectors in remote areas such as Kalimantan, Sumatra
and Papua are in dire need of cheap and safe aircraft," said
Alita.

The two Polish companies claimed to have sold their products
in many countries in Europe, Africa, Middle-East and Asia.