Czech based Aero Vodochody and OMNIPOL handed over four overhauled L-39C aircraft to the Kazakh Air Force in October 2021. The overhaul also included an extensive modernization of the avionics. A government delegation from Kazakhstan has now visited the two companies and discussed in detail the deepening of this already successful cooperation.
Aero Vodochody overhauled and modernized the four L-39C aircraft in its aircraft plant in the Czech Republic, the handover took place in Kazakhstan. The contract also included retraining of the customer’s technicians and aviation personnel. The customer could then immediately start using the modernized aircraft to train new pilots. Kazakhstan is a very demanding L-39 user, due to its extreme climatic conditions. Thanks to their excellent technical and aviation characteristics, the L-39 aircraft fully meet these strict criteria and are able to operate successfully at huge temperature differences. In the past, Kazakhstan got three dozen L-39s initially delivered by OMNIPOL to the Soviet Union in the 1970’s and 1980’s.