A new workshop will appear at the Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant

The Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant plans to build a new locksmith and mechanical workshop this year, the plant's general director, Pavel Sluchak, told reporters, answering a question from a BELTA correspondent.

According to him, the enterprise is developing, and production areas are appearing. A new workshop is currently under construction. "Builders have arrived at the plant, and this year we plan to open a new locksmith and mechanical workshop. It will be a combined site, where the electrical equipment, aviation weapons, and equipment repair sections will move. The workshop will be large, three-story in some places," noted Pavel Sluchak.

The modernization of the enterprise is carried out according to Decree No. 506 "On the Development of the Orsha District". Since the plant came under state control, the process of repairing Mi-24 helicopters for the needs of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus has intensified. "The plant operates in strict accordance with its development program, all financial, economic, and social parameters were met last year. The enterprise worked with profit and profitability. Production volumes have significantly increased, and most importantly, wages have almost doubled," added the general director.

The Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant fulfills both domestic orders and orders for partners abroad – countries in Africa and Asia. The enterprise is secured with work for this year.

Today, the plant hosted the acceptance of a repaired Mi-24 by the Belarusian military. Since July 2018, three helicopters for the Armed Forces of Belarus have passed through the plant's workshop, with the fourth one next in line. After major repairs, the equipment comes out with an almost renewed resource. Externally, it has been updated in a new paint booth.

Air Force Engineering Major Dmitry Chopko noted that the quality of military equipment repair is satisfactory and is improving with each repair. "The acceptance of equipment is a very large volume of work, it is carried out by six specialists, each in their own area," the officer said.

Дмитрий ЧопкоDmitry Chopko

An introductory flight awaits the crew. Tomorrow, the Mi-24 is scheduled to land at the Machulishchi airfield near Minsk.