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FAA Certifies Foresight MX HUMS for CH-47D Chinook
04-Mar-26 - GPMS receives FAA STC certification for its Foresight MX Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) on the Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter. #Chinook
FAA Approval for Billings Flying Service ex Dutch Chinooks
19-Mar-25 - Billings Flying Service (BFS) receives U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Restricted Type Certification for former Royal Netherlands Air Force ( RNLAF) Boeing CH-47D Chinook acquired in 2023. The helicopters are upgraded with glass cockpits, NVG compatibility, and auto hover features #Chinook
BFS Urges Certification of Ex-Dutch Chinooks for Firefighting
21-Jan-25 - Billings Flying Service (BFS) commends Montana and California lawmakers in urging FAA certification for its ex Royal Netherlands Air Force CH-47D Chinook firefighting helicopters #firefighting
BFS Firefighter Chinook Helicopter for Montana
02-Jul-24 - Billings Flying Service was awarded contract by the Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to operate a CH-47 Chinook firefighter helicopter in the State #Montana
BFS Secures CFR Exemption for ex-Dutch CH-47 Chinooks
28-Feb-24 - Heavy-lift service provider Billings Flying Service (BFS) has received the first-ever U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) exemption for surplus ex-foreign military CH-47 Chinook helicopters. BFS acquired 6 ex-Dutch CH-47D last year, which are currently undergoing airworthiness certification #Chinook
Columbia Unveils New Era for Commercial Chinook
27-Feb-24 - Columbia Helicopters (CHI) plans to create a new model of the legendary Chinook, the 234 Special Purpose (234SP), by converting ex military CH-47D aircraft. Certification and market entry planned for 2025 #chinook
History of the Iconic Chinook Photo
12-Nov-23 - In November 2003, a CH-47D Chinook piloted by CWO3s Larry Murphy and Paul Barnes of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Company G, 104th Aviation Regiment (104 AVN) landed on the roof of a house in northeastern Afghanistan to evacuate detainees #Chinook
CAE Chinook and Black Hawk Simulators for Coulson
27-Oct-23 - Coulson Aviation acquires world’s only CH-47D Chinook Level D Full Flight Simulator and a UH-60A/L Black Hawk Level D Simulator for its new facility at Thermal, California to develop customized training for the wildfire fighting environment #firefighting
Coulson Chinooks Against California Wildfires
14-Jul-23 - Coulson Aviation awarded year-round contract by Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura County fire departments to fight against wildfires in Southern California #firefighting
Dutch CH-47Ds Delivered to Billings Flying Service
14-Jun-23 - Billings Flying Service (BFS) takes Delivery of 6 ex Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) CH-47D Chinook helicopters acquired at the end of last year #Chinook
Billings Flying Service to Acquire Six Dutch CH-47D
10-Mar-23 - Billings Flying Service (BFS) in final negotiations to purchase 6 Royal Netherlands Air Force CH-47D Chinook helicopters recently replaced in RNLAF service by the CH-47F variant #Chinook
Coulson RADS-L for Columbia Model 234
08-Mar-23 - Columbia Helicopters offering Coulson Aviation RADS-L Delivery firefighting system for Model 234 Chinook helicopters operators #firefighting
Coulson Firefighter Chinook in Argentina
23-Feb-23 - Coulson CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Argentina for 4-months for firefighting by a government to government (G2G) us$ 5M contract through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) #firefighting
Operation Peleda : RAF Chinooks in Estonia
23-Jan-23 - Royal Air Force 18(B) Squadron deployed 3 Chinook helicopters to Ämari Air Base, Estonia for Operation Peleda #Estonia
Argentina Leased Coulson Chinook Firefighter Helicopter
09-Jan-23 - Argentine Government leased for 120 days a CH-47D Chinook helicopter from Canadian company Coulson Flying Tankers for the 2023 firefighting summer season #Chinook| More News ... |  |
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