In May 2022, Schweizer delivered another new Schweizer 300C helicopter to the Senegalese Air Force. The Senegalese Air Force took delivery of the first production Schweizer 300C helicopter in July 2021. In March 2022, the Foreign Asset Trade Company signed a follow-on contract with Schweizer for five additional Schweizer 300C helicopters for the air force. The first aircraft from this contract was delivered in May with the remaining deliveries scheduled before the end of the third quarter of 2022.

The five additional Schweizer 300C helicopters will support the Senegalese Air Force’s flight training academy and will be used for ab initio, instrument, and vertical reference training. Each is fully equipped for IFR flight training with Garmin GPS, Bendix King NavComs, Garmin Transponders with ADS-B out, and RC Allen digital artificial horizon and directional gyros. Each is also outfitted with auxiliary fuel tanks to extend flight time to 6.4 hours. Two of the helicopters are equipped with cargo hooks for vertical reference and long line training.

“We at Schweizer are excited to be a part of the work Senegal is doing to attract and train its next generation in economy-sustaining STEM careers,” says Schweizer President David R. Horton. “These aircraft are the first of many the country plans to invest in to build its pilot forces and is one piece of the country’s overall investment to boost its workforce and become an technology leader in western Africa.”

Salvadoran Air Force

In April 2022, Schweizer delivered a new base line VFR Schweizer 300C to the Salvadoran Air Force, the first new Schweizer helicopter delivered to the country of El Salvador since 1984. Ordered through Schweizer dealer CZA S.A. DE.V in El Salvador, the aircraft will be used to provide ab initio flight training to air force pilots.

Additionally, the Salvadoran Air Force has made a verbal agreement to purchase a new IFR-equipped Schweizer 300C before the end of the year, pending budget approval.

“The Salvadoran Air Force is a long-time Schweizer operator, and we are honored to be able to continue supporting them with new aircraft,” says Horton. “As our production builds, we are thrilled to increase our delivery capabilities to our customers and meeting our promises to rebuild support for the fleet.”

This press release was prepared and distributed by Flying Penguin for Schweizer.