AAR Signs Partnering Agreement with Boeing to Support Royal Netherlands Air Force
Source: AAR, 19-Jun-13
AAR (NYSE: AIR) and the Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) have signed a formal partnering agreement that enables AAR to provide component maintenance, repair and overhaul support for Boeing rotorcraft owned and operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The alliance focuses initially on components for the RNLAF’s fleet of Boeing Chinook CH-47s and Apache [...]
Columbia Helicopters deploys to Western US wildfires
Source: Columbia Helicopters, 17-Jun-13
Columbia Helicopters is responding to the sudden surge in fires across the western United States with four heavy-lift helicopters deployed to fires. This includes two aircraft assigned to the Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs, CO. The company also has a helicopter working on a fire near Santa Fe, NM, as well as one near [...]
Boeing to Streamline Royal Netherlands Air Force Rotorcraft Maintenance
Source: Boeing, 17-Jun-13
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed the first-ever integrated contract for maintenance and spare parts for Chinook and Apache helicopters, which will save the Dutch military money and increase aircraft availability by merging two formerly separate supply chains. The $60 million Integrated Contractor Logistics Support (ICLS) contract will provide [...]
Boeing to reduce Philadelphia workforce
Source: UAW Local 1069, 06-Jun-13
In a letter to the union members he represents, Chris Owens, President of UAW Local 1069 says… Brothers and Sisters, As your president, it has been my pleasure to bring you good news on many occasions in the past. Sadly, I have to confirm that the Boeing Company has come to this leadership and announced that they [...]
Weatherhaven to make portable maintenance shelters for Canada’s Chinooks
Source: Canadian Defence, 28-May-13
Today, the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Q.C., Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Delta – Richmond East announced the awarding of a significant subcontract that will create jobs in British Columbia and play an important role in supporting Canada’s Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopter Project. Weatherhaven, of Burnaby, British Columbia, has been awarded [...]
Goodrich awarded $48M contract for CH-47 fuel controls
Source: US DoD, 14-May-13
Goodrich Pump and Engine Control Systems, West Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract with a maximum value of $47,957,667 for the procurement of a maximum of 1,500 fuel controls applicable to the CH-47 helicopter. Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds in the amount of $2,364,200 are being obligated on this award. One bid was [...]
Eaton awarded $25M more for CH-47 hydraulic parts
Source: US DoD, 09-May-13
Eaton Aerospace, Jackson, Miss., was awarded a $25,021,735 modification (0002), to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-13-D-0060, for the procurement of hydraulic parts in support of the CH-47. Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award. The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity.
RAF confirms Chinook Display Team for 2013
Source: RAF, 03-May-13
The captain for 2013 will be Flight Lieutenant Paul Farmer. This will be his second year with the Display Team. This year’s Co-Pilot is Flight Lieutenant Gareth Allen, the Display Manager Flight Lieutenant Kyle Thomas and the Rear Crew are Sergeants Andy Caldwell and Steve Jones. The season this year will be made all the [...]
RAF Cosford Air Show Confirm Eye-Opening Helicopter Displays
Source: RAF, 23-Apr-13
The RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show team is excited to announce that a Chinook and an Apache helicopter from the MOD Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) will be coming to the event on Sunday 9th June. The Chinook helicopter, operated by the Royal Air Force primarily to support troop movements, will be joined by an [...]
25th CAB named AAAA Outstanding Aviation Unit of the Year
Source: US Army, 15-Apr-13
Combat Aviation Brigade was awarded the Army Aviation Association of American Outstanding Aviation Unit of the Year Award at the 2013 AAAA Annual Professional Forum in Fort Worth, Texas on April 11. The Brigade’s primary mission was to conduct full spectrum aviation operations, to defeat the insurgency, support and improve governance and development. Their efforts [...]
RAF Chinook Pilot Honoured for Courage
Source: RAF, 26-Mar-13
He is among a total of 27 RAF personnel named in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards and Joint Commanders Commendations for their service in Afghanistan, Britain and around the world. Flight Lieutenant Christopher Gordon used his helicopter to shield the troops as they boarded the aircraft, resulting in the loss of one of his [...]
Boeing awarded $18M contract for Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade
Source: US DoD, 22-Mar-13
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $17,900,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This is a modification for the design and engineering services in support of the CH-47 Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of March 18, 2017. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. [...]
Eaton Aerospace awarded $9M contract for CH-47 axial pistons
Source: US DoD, 13-Mar-13
Eaton Aerospace, Jackson, Miss., was awarded a $9,336,811 firm-fixed-price, incrementally-funded contract. This increment is worth $394,680. The award will provide for the procurement of axial pistons that support the CH-47. Work will be performed in Jackson, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 8, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. [...]
L-3 awarded $18.6M contract for Chinook flight display units
Source: US DoD, 08-Mar-13
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., was awarded contract (SPRRA1-13-D-0026). The award is a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for $18,631,032 for Chinook (CH-47) Helicopter flight display units. Location of performance is Michigan with a March 7, 2017 performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Army Working Capital [...]
Boeing awarded $40M of Chinook field service support
Source: US DoD, 07-Mar-13
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $22,480,813 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for deployed field-service support for the CH-47 Fleet and the cargo helicopter project management office. Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Beaver receives Boeing Performance Excellence Award
Source: Beaver Aerospace, 18-Feb-13
Beaver Aerospace & Defense, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and global leader in the design and manufacture of custom and broad-range actuation technologies, today announced that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Beaver maintained a [...]
Helicopter loading system lightens burden on soldiers
Source: US Army, 18-Feb-13
With a primary mission of moving troops, equipment and life-saving supplies on the battlefield, the Chinook helicopter remains the heavy lift workhorse for Army aviation. The Cargo Helicopters Project Office is constantly striving to improve, upgrade and provide modifications to the Chinook in order to reduce the burden on the Soldier. One of those needed [...]
Dynamatic Technologies to make CH-47 aft pylon and cargo ramp
Source: HeliHub.com, 18-Feb-13
Indian company Dynamatic Technologies Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Model Purchase Contract with Boeing for the manufacture of Aft Pylon and Cargo Ramp Assemblies for Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook Helicopter. The potential work is slated to commence by the end of 2014. This follows a contract which they signed with Bell for [...]
Columbia announces Memorial Fund for families of Peruvian crash
Source: Columbia Helicopters, 16-Jan-13
Columbia Helicopters announces the establishment of a memorial fund that will assist the families of the seven employees who perished in a recent helicopter crash in Peru. The funds raised will be distributed equally among all families. The “CHI 241 Peru Memorial Fund” has been created at Wells Fargo banks, which can accept donations at [...]
Engineering success at RAF Odiham
Source: Royal Air Force, 13-Jan-13
Warrants Officer Dave Woodhead, 7 Squadron Warrant Officer Engineering, was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours. Warrant Officer Woodhead has shown over 35 years of exceptional dedication, leadership and devotion to duty. During this time he has deployed to numerous operations and has been previously recognised with various Commendations. Due to his innovative [...]
Columbia Helicopters confirms Peru accident
Source: Columbia Helicopters, 09-Jan-13
Columbia Helicopters sadly confirms the loss of seven employees in a crash of a Model 234 helicopter in Peru. The employees included five American citizens and two Peruvian citizens. The helicopter was working near Pucallpa, Peru, under contract to support petroleum exploration operations. No other persons were on board the tandem-rotor helicopter when it was [...]
Columbia Helicopters Chinook down in Peru with 7 fatalities
Source: HeliHub.com, 08-Jan-13
This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site. Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred. Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches, [...]
US Combat Rescue program questions as Boeing, Bell and AgustaWestland all pull out
Source: Reuters, 12-Dec-12
Industry executives said the Air Force bidding rules were so narrowly framed that they effectively excluded their aircraft from the competition. They said the terms favored Sikorsky’s Black Hawk and would not reward extra capability offered by bigger aircraft. (see full story)
Rockwell Collins awarded $16M for CH-47 software work
Source: US DoD, 04-Dec-12
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was awarded a $16,479,625 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of CH-47 software evolution support services. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, [...]
Héroux-Devtek wins multi-year CH-47 landing gear contract
Source: Héroux-Devtek, 19-Nov-12
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX : HRX) a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its Landing Gear products operations have been awarded a multi-year contract from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to manufacture the landing gear for the H-47 Chinook medium-to-heavy-lift helicopter. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will fabricate the landing gear [...]
SAIC Awarded $41M for helicopter crew member simulators
Source: SAIC, 13-Nov-12
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to integrate, test, and deliver 11 additional integrated crew member simulators for CH-47 and UH-60 helicopters under the Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module (NCM3) program. The follow-on single-award [...]
Terma and NLR deliver mission planning system for Dutch Chinooks
Source: Terma, 30-Oct-12
Chinook ACMS Mission Planning System delivered by Terma and National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) to 298 Squadron, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). Following RNLAF’s recent procurement of six Chinook CH-47F helicopters – in addition to the current CH-47Ds already in service – Terma has provided the Mission Support System “ChAMPS” (Chinook ACMS Mission Planning System). [...]
Honeywell’s Spectra Shield® ballistic material selected for US Army helicopters
Source: Honeywell, 29-Oct-12
Honeywell announced that its Spectra Shield® ballistic material will be used to improve armor protection on U.S. Army helicopters. The Protective Group, Inc. (TPG), a leading developer and integrator of lightweight composite armor for military aircraft, is incorporating Spectra Shield material into armor upgrades for U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. “Spectra Shield [...]
Boeing awarded $185M contract for CH-47 support
Source: US DoD, 08-Oct-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $185,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the performance based logistics services in support of the CH-47 Chinook helicopters and rotor blades. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2017. The bid was solicited through the Internet, [...]
Boeing to provide performance-based logistics for CH-47s
Source: Boeing, 07-Oct-12
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a five-year Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for CH-47 Chinook support, an arrangement that reduces customer costs while allowing Boeing to invest in improving products and processes. The $185 million contract covers management of the production, overhaul and distribution of the Army’s supply of Chinook helicopter rotor blades. [...]
Afghanistan heroism earns DFC for selfless Chinook pilot
Source: UK MoD, 07-Oct-12
An RAF Chinook helicopter captain has been honoured for his ‘outstanding bravery and airmanship’ evacuating battlefield casualties while under heavy fire during a mission in southern Afghanistan. Flight Lieutenant Gerald Wyatt, known as ‘Gez’, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his actions in last week’s Operational Honours and Awards List. His citation [...]
Boeing awarded $19M contract for improved CH-47 Vibration Control Systems
Source: US DoD, 07-Oct-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $17,090,939 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the Improved Vibration Control Systems in support of the CH-47. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
Boeing licences Héroux-Devtek to service CH-47 landing gear
Source: Héroux-Devtek, 24-Sep-12
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX : HRX) a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its Landing Gear products operations have received a license from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to service the H-47 Chinook aircraft landing gear in nearly a dozen countries. The license makes Héroux-Devtek eligible to offer its services to fabricate replacement [...]
Boeing’s Ridley plant evacuated after 9/11 bomb threat
Source: Delaware County News, 13-Sep-12
Boeing spokesman Damien Mills said as many as 500 employees at the facility were evacuated between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after an employee found a threatening note left in a restroom inside the plant’s main building. (see full story)
LIbya seeks ex-US Army Chinooks
Source: Forecast International, 03-Sep-12
The Libyan government is interesting in acquiring used United States Army Chinook helicopters, according to Boeing. Boeing, the manufacturer of the Chinook, is in discussions with the State Department about providing used Army CH-47E helicopters to Tripoli, according to Raymond Haddad, Boeing’s head of Chinook sustainment. This announcement was made on August 28 during a [...]
Boeing awarded $37M for Chinook rotor blade tooling
Source: US DoD, 17-Aug-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $37,243,348 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the engineering services in support of the Advanced Chinook rotor blade tooling. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one [...]
Boeing awarded $6M for Chinook blade overhaul
Source: US DoD, 20-Jul-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $6,832,402 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul services in support of the Chinook aft and forward rotary blades. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
Selex Galileo wins contracts for British Chinooks and US Army Apaches
Source: Finmeccanica, 04-Jun-12
Finmeccanica has been awarded new orders for a value worth EUR 220 million through its companies Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Elsag and Telespazio. Ansaldo Energia, through its subsidiary Ansaldo Nucleare, has signed a service contract worth EUR 104 million with Nucleoel̩ctrica Argentina РSociedad Anonima (NASA). The aim of the contract is to upgrade [...]
RAF Odiham unveils Chinook gate guardian
Source: Basingstoke Observer, 01-Jun-12
Government defence secretary Philip Hammond was at RAF Odiham last Thursday to meet serving RAF personnel and unveil a new ‘Gate Guardian’ – a retired Chinook helicopter which had been donated by Boeing Rotorcraft UK. (see full story) File photo Editor update – the said aircraft flew as 03-08003 in the US Army, and the [...]
Columbia Helicopters to diverisfy into military engine maintenance
Source: Columbia Helicopters, 23-May-12
Seeing a growing business opportunity in military helicopter engine repair services, Columbia Helicopters has built upon its long-time relationship with engine manufacturer Honeywell International, and is in the process of opening a second test cell at its Aurora, Oregon, maintenance base. Under its new agreement with Honeywell, which was finalized in March, 2012, Columbia Helicopters is now [...]
Boeing and World Class Aviation Academy open international Chinook training facility
Source: Boeing, 27-Apr-12
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near Royal Netherlands Air Force base Gilze-Rijen on April 25. The RWTC is a subsidiary of the Netherlands’ World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA). “Partnering with the WCAA and RWTC means [...]
Boeing given $9.6M to add rotor brakes to Australian CH-47s
Source: US DoD, 25-Apr-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $9,611,350 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the addition of a rotor brake system on the Australian Defense Force CH-47 aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Boeing awarded $26M for Chinook long lead items
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
The Boeing Co., Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded a $26,928,440 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of the chinook cargo helicopter advance procurement, long lead items. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
Honeywell awarded $80M GPS/INS contract
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
Honeywell International Inc., Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $80,228,616.not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price to acquire Global Position System/Inertial Navigation System production units for the AH-64, AB3, UH-60, CH-47, SPN-46, E-2, and UH-1 platforms for the Army, Navy, and Foreign Military Sales requirements. The location of the performance is Clearwater, Fla. Work is [...]
Australian Chinooks return to operations in Afghanistan
Source: Australian MoD, 29-Mar-12
The Australian Defence Force’s CH-47 “Chinook” helicopters have returned to duty in Southern Afghanistan, providing medium lift transport capability to Australian and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) units. The helicopters will be operated by the men and women of Rotary Wing Group 7 (RWG 7) who recently commenced their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation [...]
L-3 MAS to provide tech pub service for Canadian Chinook fleet
Source: L-3 MAS, 27-Mar-12
L-3 MAS announced that it has received a contract from The Boeing Company to provide technical publication services for Canada’s new Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopter (MHLH), the CH-147F Chinook. L-3 MAS will provide language translation for aircrew technical publications products, as well as data conversion, language translation and development of S1000D Issue 4.0.1-Compliant Interactive Electronic Technical [...]
Congressman continues fight for Chinook, Osprey jobs at Boeing
Source: Patrick Meehan, 22-Mar-12
U.S. Representative Patrick Meehan (PA-07) continued his fight today for Pennsylvania workers who build and service the CH-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey at Boeing’s Ridley facility. In a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-WA), and Defense Subcommittee Chairman Bill Young (R-FL), Meehan urged support for multi-year [...]
UK helicopter fleet trains in “Pashtun Jaguar” exercise
Source: Flightglobal, 14-Mar-12
Seventeen aircraft from the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) are taking part in a major pre-deployment exercise on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, providing support for British land forces due to begin operations in Afghanistan during April. (see full story)
Goodrich awarded $9.2M contract for CH-47 fuel controls
Source: US DoD, 02-Feb-12
Goodrich Pump and Engine Control System, West Hartford, Conn., was awarded a $9,222,616 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 200 fuel controls applicable to the CH-47 helicopter. Work will be performed in West Hartford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Columbia Helicopters opens T55 engine testing facility
Source: Columbia Helicopters, 24-Jan-12
Columbia Helicopters is pleased to announce the official opening of their new turbine engine testing facility. The $4 million project will allow the company to work on a wider variety of turbine helicopter engines, and will result in the addition of several new customers. The new facility, commonly called an engine test cell, is specifically [...]
US Justice Dept issues its version of Boeing settlement
Source: Philadelphia Business Journal, 22-Jan-12
The US Dept of Justice has issued a press release on its nearly $4.4 million settlement with the Boeing Co. concerning allegedly improper billing practices under Army contracts to make and modify Chinook helicopters.
Upgraded RAF CH-47 simulator ready for training
Source: CAE, 29-Nov-11
Today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), the world’s largest military simulation show, CAE announced that it has completed a major upgrade to one of the CH-47 Chinook dynamic mission simulators located at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) in the United Kingdom, and the Royal Air Force (RAF) is [...]
Low-flying Chinook spooked horses, trainer claims
21-Oct-11
The Ministry of Defence has begun an investigation after Ann Duffield and her husband, the former jockey George Duffield, complained after the Chinook swooped low over their animals. Mrs Duffield said the pilot had shown no regard for the safety of horses and riders as it flew near her stables. (Full story)
Honeywell T55 Continues in Production for Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Source: Forecast International, 19-Oct-11
Honeywell’s T55 turboshaft production continues for its sole application, Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook. Boeing biggest customer for the CH-47 is the U.S. Army who is upgrading its Chinook fleet from the D to the F standard. The current requirement is set at 464 aircraft with a mix of new-build and remanufactured airframes. The army is also [...]
Boeing showcases partnerships and innovation at Seoul Air Show
Source: Boeing, 19-Oct-11
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will highlight its leading-edge commercial and defense technologies and capabilities – including the Korea debut of the 787 Dreamliner, F-15 Silent Eagle and the AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopter – at the 2011 Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition. The super-efficient Dreamliner will take center stage at this year’s show [...]
Centcom releases report on Chinook tragedy
Source: US DoD, 15-Oct-11
An insurgent-fired rocket-propelled grenade was the primary cause of an Aug. 6 CH-47 helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed 38 U.S. and Afghan forces, a U.S. Central Command investigation confirmed. Centcom officials released the results of the investigation yesterday. The investigation confirmed that the RPG, fired by a Taliban fighter, struck the helicopter’s aft rotor [...]
Fort Campbell’s new helicopter simulator provides virtual training
Source: US Army, 14-Oct-11
It looked like a scene out of a science fiction movie on post Wednesday morning as a group of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade noncommissioned officers trained on a new simulator for the first time. The Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module, or NCM3, came to post last week to be used for the first time beyond [...]
Boeing to focus on capabilities it provides US Army at AUSA 2011
Source: Boeing, 07-Oct-11
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will focus on the enduring capabilities it provides the U.S. Army during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oct. 10-12 in Washington. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney will receive AUSA’s Dixon Award for outstanding contributions to national defense at a luncheon on [...]
Boeing backs Chinook training academy in Netherlands
Source: Boeing, 06-Oct-11
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has signed a teaming agreement with the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) — a subsidiary of the Netherlands’ World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) — to establish a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near the Dutch Gilze-Rijen Airbase. The training center will help address the needs of international Chinook [...]
UAW union responds to Boeing drugs raid
Source: UAW Local 1069, 04-Oct-11
Brothers and Sisters, By now I’m sure that all of you are aware of the situation that occurred at our plant last week. I’d like to take this opportunity to speak to both you the members and to all employees here at our Boeing Philadelphia Facility. In the past we have faced many different crisis [...]
37 arrests at Chinook plant on drugs charges
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 30-Sep-11
Agents from the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Agency raided Boeing’s Ridley Park plant on Thursday and charged 37 people with distributing or trying to get prescription drugs (full story)
Chinook at 50 – Boeing opens new $130M facility
Source: Boeing, 21-Sep-11
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Sept. 21, 2011 — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and the U.S. Army celebrated the opening of the newly renovated H-47 Chinook manufacturing facility today. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the H-47 Chinook’s first flight. “Boeing has made a $130 million investment to create a world-leading aircraft manufacturing facility to support continuing U.S. [...]
Boeing and AAR to collaborate on Dutch helicopter support
Source: Boeing, 20-Sep-11
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and AAR Aircraft Component Services — Amsterdam have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities to support Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) rotorcraft operations. “Boeing is working with Dutch industry to develop the most effective ways to increase the readiness rates of [...]
Canadian Forces part of Joint Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing closes
Source: Canadian Forces, 23-Aug-11
The Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) Air Wing officially ended its operations today at Kandahar Airfield in a ceremony attended by key leaders of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), as well as the Canadian Forces (CF) members currently deployed at Kandahar Airfield. This comes on the heels of the end of the CF’s combat [...]
Boeing receives UK contract for 14 new Chinooks
Source: Boeing, 22-Aug-11
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $1.64 billion (£1 billion) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide 14 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters and associated support for the first five years to the Royal Air Force (RAF). The new-build CH-47 Mark (Mk)-6 Chinooks are part of the MOD’s Strategic Helicopter Vision to modernize [...]
US DoD identifies US service members killed in CH-47 crash
Source: US DoD, 12-Aug-11
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. The following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed: Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, [...]
US Army appoints Brigadier General to lead Afghanistan CH-47 investigation
Source: US Air Force, 10-Aug-11
Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Colt will conduct the investigation of the crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan that killed 38 U.S. and Afghan service members, U.S. Central Command officials announced Aug. 9. Colt, deputy commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, will begin his duties immediately. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, the [...]
Dutch military helicopter pilots win British air display awards
Source: HeliHub.com, 03-Aug-11
Helicopter pilots from the Netherlands have picked up multiple awards in British air displays this month. At the Royal International Air Tattoo, held at Fairford, the Apache team won “Best overseas flying dipsplay”. The Dutch military also entered a Chinook in the Concours d’Elegance event, where an international jury awarded the title of Overall Winner [...]
Colorado Army National Guard awards contract for HAATS training facility
Source: Colorado Army National Guard, 25-Jul-11
The Colorado Army National Guard announced the award of a $33.5 million contract to build a new training facility in Gypsum, Colo., today. The new state-of-the-art aviation facility will be the new home of the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, located between Vail and Glenwood Springs, Colo. The contract was awarded to Hensel [...]
Federal Program Integrators awarded $15M contract for flexible test modules
Source: US DoD, 25-Jul-11
Federal Program Integrators, Indian Island, Maine, was awarded a $15,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of two flexible test modules for the transmission test systems to test transmissions and gearboxes on AH-1, AH-64, CH-47, OH-58, UH-1N and UH-60 aircraft. Work will be performed in Indian Island, Maine, and Corpus Christi, Texas, [...]
RAF Chinook crews train for Afghanistan in California
Source: UK MoD, 24-Jul-11
RAF Chinook helicopter crews recently travelled to the United States to train for Afghanistan in the heat and high-altitude terrain of southern California. A large proportion of the RAF Odiham-based force has rotated through US Naval Air Facility El Centro (NAFEC) in southern California in preparation for ongoing operations in Afghanistan. This deployment was a [...]
1st Air Cavalry conducts rare sling load operation in Afghanistan
Source: US Army, 19-Jul-11
CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan – Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted a rare sling load operation July 6, utilizing a CH-47F Chinook helicopter to transport another Chinook helicopter from Camp Kunduz to Camp Marmal. Hovering over the airfield at Kunduz, the transporting Chinook helicopter gradually lowered. As a cloud of dust [...]
UK military publishes independent review of Mull of Kintyre Chinook accident
Source: UK MoD, 19-Jul-11
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today published the conclusions of an independent review into the Chinook Mk2 helicopter crash of June 1994 on the Mull of Kintyre which tragically resulted in the deaths of all 29 people on board. The review, led by Lord Philip and assisted by three Privy Counsellors, examined the evidence [...]
Boeing awarded $174M contract for eight CH-47F Chinooks
Source: US DoD, 05-Jul-11
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $174,104,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The purpose of this contract modification is to award the CH-47F multiyear contract for the fourth year production lot nine option of eight CH-47F new build cargo helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. [...]
US Marines lift damaged Canadian Chinook to safety
Source: US Marine Corps, 18-May-11
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan –Canadian and U.S. forces safely recovered a downed Canadian Forces CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 17. Utilizing a trio CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, with assistance from 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s helicopter support team, the [...]
