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The Antonov airliner, the world’s heaviest aircraft, was destroyed during the opening days of the Ukraine War at Antonov Airport in northwestern Kyiv in February 2022.
This latest round of apprentices brings Sikorsky’s 2024 intake to 16 apprentices, representing nearly 20 per cent of the company’s technical workforce with an annual investment of over $1 million.
Last year’s Taipan crash was one of a string of accidents involving the aircraft type, which was separately grounded in 2019, 2021, and earlier in 2023.
The initiative is supported by principal partner Atturra and will culminate in a black-tie/military mess dress gala ceremony on Wednesday, 12 June 2024, at the Four Seasons, Sydney.
The works will take place in both Amberley, Queensland and Delamere, Northern Territory; and are expected to deliver new and upgraded facilities for the operation of EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft.
The aircraft now features the RNZAF Kiwi Roundel and No. 40 Squadron’s mariner’s compass, after finishing work at the Lockheed Martin production line in Georgia, United States, according to a public statement on 15 February.
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