Home >> markets >> market_news >> article ” />Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., the Stratford maker of military-grade Black Hawk helicopters, has completed the purchase of a minority stake in jet plane maker Eclipse Aerospace Inc., The Associated Press reports.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sikorsky said it has agreed to provide global supply chain support and certain production restart services to Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse to help it restart production of its Eclipse 500 jet.
The Eclipse 500 is a twin-engine light jet that has been compared to an SUV of the sky. Eclipse Aerospace purchased bankrupt aircraft manufacturer Eclipse Aviation last August and reopened for business with 15 employees a month later.
The new company has been opening maintenance centers to keep up support for 260 Eclipse 500 jets.
