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Management, who presented the award at Sikorsky’s recent supplier conference in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Kaman currently manufactures cockpits for a variety of Sikorsky’s H-60 models, including the UH-60M Black Hawk, HH-60M MEDEVAC, and S-70, Sikorsky’s international Black Hawk variant. Kaman has manufactured and delivered all of its H-60 cockpits from its Jacksonville, Florida, facility.
Commenting on this occasion, William Zmyndak, vice president and general manager of Kaman Integrated Structures and Metallics, said, “We are
Sikorsky Recognizes Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville with Black Hawk Supplier of the Year Award
Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc. recently announced that its Integrated Structures and Metallics Division located in Jacksonville, Florida, was presented with Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Program Supplier of the Year Award. Sikorsky stated in a recent press release that “Kaman was chosen for this special recognition due to their overall performance in 2018, supporting the Black Hawk cockpit requirements in support of Sikorsky’s manufacturing plan. Kaman maintained all Black Hawk schedule requirements throughout the year, including the surge requirements. Kaman was also able to supply cockpit components in shorter than lead- time for critical production demands.”
Kaman was recognized by Dan Schultz, president of Sikorsky, and Mike Ciocca, vice president of Sikorsky Supply Chain
honored to receive this award, which exemplifies our team’s hard work, dedication, and support of the Black Hawk helicopter, a proven aircraft serving a multitude of missions to keep our country safe and protect our troops worldwide. We greatly value this recognition and will continue to build on our success by providing award-winning support to Sikorsky.”
“We take great pride in our long-standing partnership with Sikorsky, which spans over 14 years where we have delivered over 1,500 cockpits for the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter program,” added Rick Barnhart, president of Kaman Aerospace Group. “We are extremely proud of this achievement, the highest distinction when it comes to delivering quality products on time to meet the demand of our customers. This recognition underscores Kaman’s demonstrated performance, commitment and support of the Black Hawk program in 2018, and we look forward to continued success with Sikorsky.”
MD Helicopters Presents “Excellence Award” to Precision Aviation Group
Precision Aviation Group (PAG) recently received the Excellence Award presented by MD Helicopters Inc. The award signifies PAG’s commitment and approach to serving its global “mission-critical” customer base. The award was presented at the 2019 HAI Heli-Expo in Atlanta, Georgia.
“PAG is proud to receive the prestigious Excellence Award,” said Ketan Desai, PAG’s vice president of sales & marketing. “The caliber of MD Helicopters service centers and distributors globally is strong; it is incredibly rewarding to be recognized as the leader for 2018. With more than 2,500 aircraft currently
in service around the world, we are uniquely positioned - utilizing our nine global locations and more than 260,000 square feet of sales and service facilities – to support operators. Our commitment to stock parts locally and provide the highest level of service has delivered extraordinary results.”
“MD Helicopters selected PAG as the recipient of our first Excellence Award based on their commitment to exemplifying the very best in overall customer service, annual sales growth, and promoting the MD Helicopters brand worldwide,” said George Martinez, MD Helicopters manager of service center networks world-wide. “Out of a field of 41 MD Helicopters service centers and distributors worldwide, PAG posted the largest single- year sales growth – 84% - between 2017 and 2018. We are proud to recognize PAG for their tremendous year.”
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