According to the President of RT the KHP looks forward with confidence.
(September 9). Today in Kazan Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Musa Jalil there has been a solemn evening dedicated to the 70-years anniversary of the Kazan helicopter plant. Company’s employees, veterans, honored guests gathered there. Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, Ilsur Metshin, the Kazan Mayor and Andrei Reus, the CEO of JSC OPK Oboronprom also attended the party.
Kazan Helicopters has experience in aircraft construction since the 1940s, and in the international market since 1956. According to Rustam Minnikhanov today is birthday of the KHP and it is important not only for Tatarstan but also for the whole Russian Federation. According to RT President the leadership of the Kazan Helicopter Plant has always worked for the future. The proof of this is a serious investment of the enterprise in the modernization of production. As Rustam Minnikhanov has noted the investment will be about 1,5 billion rubles in the near future.
Andrei Reus, the General Director of JSC OPK Oboronprom also noted that the Kazan helicopter plant has bright prospects for the future.
IlsurMetshin, theMayorofKazanaddressedtotheaudience. He thanked the employees on behalf of all residents of the capital of Tatarstan for the contribution that the plant and its staff have made and continue to contribute to the economic and social development of Kazan. "The history of the Kazan helicopter plant is inscribed in golden letters into the glorious 1000-year Kazan history", the Head of the city noted. He also added that the Kazan helicopter plant became one of the "trump cards" when it was decided about the carrying of the Universiade-2013. "Having the plant of such a level indicates that science and production is thriving in the city", Ilsur Metshin said.