Garmin honored with Elite Supplier Award from Korea Aerospace Industries

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced that it was awarded the Elite Supplier Award from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), LTD. for its support and development of the G5000H™ integrated flight deck on the KUH-1 Surion helicopter. The Elite Supplier Award was presented to Garmin by KAI at its semi-annual Supplier Symposium in South Korea and recognizes a select group of elite suppliers for outstanding performance.

“We are humbled and honored to be selected by KAI to receive the Elite Supplier Award for our contribution toward the certification of the G5000H integrated flight deck on the KUH-1 Surion,” said Carl Wolf, vice president of aviation sales and marketing. “Our collective teams have devoted thousands of hours to achieve this significant milestone. The Elite Supplier award is representative of the loyalty and dedication that Garmin has to its customers and we look forward to continuing to serve KAI well into the future.”

Among hundreds of suppliers, a total of 10 awards were presented to suppliers at the 2019 KAI Supplier Symposium. This award recognizes suppliers in performance, delivery and support. The Elite Supplier Award honors Garmin for its outstanding service to KAI throughout flight testing, development and certification of the G5000H in the KUH-1 Surion helicopter.