Rostec to distribute Ansat in Mexico

State Corporation Rostec, its subsidiary holding Russian Helicopters and the Mexican company Craft Avia Center have negotiated the project for the sale and servicing of Ansat helicopters on the Mexican market. Craft Avia Center has applied to the country's aviation authorities for validation of Ansat’s Russian flight certification. The Mexican company has also begun the construction of a service center and a showroom for the sale of the helicopters.

The meeting was held ahead of the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov's working visit to Mexico. The negotiations on the distribution of Ansats in Mexico were held by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of State Corporation Rostec Dmitry Lelikov, the CEO of Russian Helicopters Holding Company Andrey Boginsky and the CEO of Craft Avia Center José de Vicente. They discussed the issues of the potential demand for Russian civilian helicopters on the Mexican market, as well as the process of obtaining the Mexican certificate for the Ansat helicopter.

"The Craft Avia Center company invited us to be the distributor of Ansat helicopters on the Mexican market. We have already prepared and directed a commercial offering to supply a machine which will be used as a demonstration for potential customers. Now our offer is being considered by the other party, and we hope to soon be able to sign the contract," said the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company Andrey Boginsky.

“At the present time, Craft Avia Center has already begun the construction of a site that will house a 4,000-square-kilometer maintenance and repair center for Ansat helicopters, as well as a showroom for demonstrations of the helicopters and the sale of services for responsible storage. It is also intended that this center will be certified,”—– said the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of State Corporation Rostec Dmitry Lelikov.

The Russian fleet of helicopters in Mexico currently includes about 50 machines of the Mi-8/17 aircraft family, as well as two Mi-26 helicopters.

Profile — JSC Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) is one of the world leaders in the helicopter industry, and the only developer and manufacturer of helicopters in Russia. The holding was created in 2007. The head office is located in Moscow. The holding company is comprised of five helicopter plants, two design bureaus, enterprises for the production and maintenance of components, aircraft repair plants and a service company providing after-sales support in Russia and abroad. Among the buyers of the holding company's products are the Defense Ministry of Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Emercom of Russia, and other state customers, Gazprom Avia and UTair airlines, as well as major Russian and foreign companies. In 2016, the revenue of Russian Helicopters under IFRS amounted to RUB 214.3 billion, its shipments totaled 189 helicopters.

Profile — Rostec Corporation is a Russian corporation that was established in 2007 to facilitate the development, production and export of high-tech industrial products designed for civilian and military applications. The Corporation comprises over 700 organizations that are currently part of eleven holding companies operating in the military-industrial complex and three holding companies working in civilian industry, as well as 80 directly managed organizations. Rostec's portfolio includes well-known brands such as AVTOVAZ, KAMAZ, Kalashnikov Concern, Russian Helicopters, VSMPO AVISMA, UralVagonZavod, etc. Rostec companies are located in 60 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and supply products to more than 70 countries. In 2016, the consolidated revenue of Rostec reached 1.266 trillion rubles, while the consolidated net income and Ebitda amounted to 88 billion and 268 billion rubles respectively. In 2016, the average salary in the Corporation was 44,000 rubles. According to Rostec's strategy, the main objective of the Corporation is to ensure that Russia has a technological advantage in highly competitive global markets. Rostec's key objectives include the introduction of a new techno-economic paradigm and the digitalization of the Russian economy.??