Sokol News
Victory day celebration at Sokol airbase.
Wed, 05/06/2009
Sokol airbase as usual will organize special celebration of Victory Day. A lot of Sokol emploees and pilots took part in World War 2. Sokol plant also was one of the main manufactures of the planes for Soviet Airforces during World War 2 period.
Sokol General Manager meets the future aviation specialists
Tue, 04/14/2009
The meeting of the general director and schoolboys has taken place on April, 13th. It was an annual meeting of the general director of factory with the best pupils of J. Gagarina's school #66. The Tradition of the meetings dated by Day of aircraft and astronautics, significant for factory and for date school, has been put in 30th years of last century by the former factory manager E.I. Miroshnikov (1933-1938 гг).
Sokol Board placed the new General Director
Sat, 02/28/2009On February, 18th Sokol Directors Board has made the decision about preschedule - since February, 27th - the termination of powers of the general director Michail Shibaev on the basis of its personal statement for clearing of a post on a state of health.
Two great dates at Sokol
Mon, 02/02/2009At the beginning of February workers of Sokol celebrate the two momentous occasions at once: on February, 1 is a 77 year from the day of foundation of factory; on February, 2 is a 105 year from the day of birth of Hero of Soviet Union of test-pilot Valery Chkalov. History of factory and name of legendary pilot is closely. In 30th of past century he was the chief-pilot of factory. V.P. Chkalov tested the airplanes of designer of N.N. Polikarpova, built on Gorki including the famous I-16, wich was used during air battles of Wourld War 2.
