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The prestigious international LAAD Defence & Security exhibition has started in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and will last until Friday, April 4. The OMNIPOL Group is presenting itself at this exhibition, at our own stand, together with our Czech daughter companies Aircraft Industries, ERA and MESIT, as well as with our Chilean partner company Aerocardal.

OMNIPOL is a Czech based industrial Group focused on investment, development and production of hi-tech products in the field of aerospace and defense, thanks to which it maintains a strong position on the Czech domestic as well as international markets. In an interview for Czech Parlamentní listy, Jozef Piga, Chairman of the Board of OMNIPOL, talks not only about the successes of the group and the entire Czech aerospace industry, but also about the challenges facing this sector.

The OMNIPOL Group participated in IDEX, the largest trade fair of its kind, held in the city of Abu Dhabi, UAE, last week. The OMNIPOL Group team exhibited along with, its Czech daughter companies ERA, MESIT, Aircraft Industries, and partner AERO Vodochody. Together with numerous other Czech companies at the, Czech national stand displaying a wide range of Czech Defence industry capabilities.

October 22nd 2024 - The OMNIPOL Group of companies is celebrating it’s ninety-year anniversary today. It’s roots go back to 1934, when the OMNIPOL trading company, a division of Pilsen Škoda, was founded in Czechoslovakia.

Crossing the Cordillera - in South America called the Andes - was not easy. As the crew succeeded, the pilots became the first Czechoslovaks to conquer this mountain range on their way from Argentina to Chile.

June 13, 2024 – The L 410 NG, manufactured in our Czech daughter company Aircraft Industries has a new customer. One aircraft designed in the passenger version, with preparation for an ambulance version, is heading to Chile.

The 17th of April 2024. The L-29 Delfín and the L 410. These two legends of Czech aviation, have both just celebrated significant anniversaries since their first flights. The wings of the L-29 Delfín lifted off the ground,60 years ago on the 5th of April 1959.The L410 first test flight took place 50 years ago on the 16th of April 1969.

March 12, 2024 - The OMNIPOL Group of companies was a partner to the very significant conference, held in Prague, on the 12th of March. “25 years of the Czech Republic in NATO - Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted". The importance of this conference confirmed by the participation of former US President Bill Clinton, who was President when the Czech Republic joined NATO.

The Omnipol Industrial Group was a very proud sponsor of the Aviation Athlete of the Year 2023 event. Jiří Podpěra, President of the Omnipol Group participated at the awards ceremony, which took place on Saturday, February 24, at a theatre in the Czech town of Ústí nad Labem. At the gala evening, he spoke with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and also with the Czech Air Force Commander Major General Petr Cepelka.

The Singapore Airshow, where the OMNIPOL Group was present, with it’s L 410 NG commuter aircraft, from Czech daughter company Aircraft Industries and our Czech partner Aero Vodochody, is now behind us. We held several successful meetings, and we also welcomed a lot of important delegations to the stand.

February 12, 2024 - Another international exhibition is upon us. This time, along with the L 410 NG aircraft, we will be presenting at the Singapore Airshow, which takes place from February the 20th to the 25th. The L 410 NG, produced by our Czech based, daughter company Aircraft Industries, headed to the exhibition already on Sunday. It has an 11,387-kilometer journey ahead of it.

12th December - The first edition of the Aviation Innovation Expo started on Monday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The Omnipol Industrial Group is, showcasing it’s products, at the event with a stand that will be open until Saturday, December 16th.