It is now a week since fire broke out in the final assembly of JMB Aircraft in
Vysoke Myto. We are thankful that there were no injuries to personnel,
however, one aircraft was completely destroyed and several others
suffered damage from ash and smoke. The facility will now be closed for
several weeks while cleaning takes place. Investigations are underway to
determine the cause of the fire and assess the impact on the site’s
operations. Positive dialogue is ongoing with our insurers and we need to
emphasise that the premises and contents are well covered by insurance.
Production at JMB Aircraft consists of 4 departments in 4 separate
production facilities. Only the final assembly department is affected by the
fire. We have deployed all necessary resources to restart the affected part
of production and we are already working to have new aircraft in the sky
during May. Production speed has already been increased due to an influx
of orders at the beginning of the year, and we have the capabilities to
increase it further to manage the current crisis. We are doing all we can to
ensure that customers still receive their aircraft with minimum delay.
On a more positive note, JMB Aircraft has already signed contracts for 18
new VL3 since the beginning of the year. Additionally, we sold another 11
aircraft at AERO Friedrichshafen. We thank our customers for their belief
that the VL3 is still the best light aircraft in the air today.
Finally, JMB Aircraft would like to thank our employees, customers and
suppliers for their assistance over the past week. We greatly appreciate all
help received during this time. We would also like to ask for patience during
this time and we will reply to all requests as soon as we possibly can.
We say that our passion makes the difference, and the passion shown by
our team in the past week has brought a united team even closer together.
Further information will be communicated as soon as it becomes available.
For any emergencies please contact Francois Stelandre on +420 775 253 133.
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