Sikorsky unit to produce jet parts

Eclipse Aerospace Inc. signed a contract with PZL Mielec to produce fuselage and wing parts for its very light jets, with PZL Mielec owner Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. a significant stakeholder in Eclipse.

The CFO of Sikorsky parent company United Technologies Corp. recently said Hartford-based UTC did not plan to invest additional money to restart jet production at Eclipse, which underwent a 2008 bankruptcy restructuring before attracting the interest of Jeff Pino, Sikorsky”™s president who is stepping down at the end of next month and who owns an Eclipse jet.

Eclipse subsequently told trade publications that its existing funding is sufficient to restart production. If it does so, Stratford-based Sikorsky”™s PZL Mielec plant in Poland will manufacture components and ship them to Eclipse”™s Albuquerque, N.M. plant for final assembly.