According to Schweizer Aircraft president Paul Schweizer, business has never been better. Incorporated into the United Technologies (UTC) conglomerate as a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft in 2004, Schweizer is now enjoying unprecedented sales and revenue growth, resulting in increased production of its piston and turbine helicopter models. Schweizer expects this growth in the helicopter side of its business to continue “exponentially” in the next few years as a direct result of the Sikorsky integration, especially after Schweizer opens its new Sikorsky interior completions center later this year.
“Our helicopter business has never been stronger than it is today,” Schweizer told HAI Convention News. “Our sales revenues have increased by 25 percent each year [since 2004]. We have order backlogs for both our piston and turbine helicopter lines that extend well over a year. We simply can’t make them fast enough.”
