Boeing built a total of 13 Model 234 civil Chinook helicopters; 6 for British Airways Helicopters (BAH), 3 for Helikopter Services AS in Norway, 1 for Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), Alaska, and 3 for the Taiwanese Army. One BAH machine was written off in a crash in 1986, the remaining five being sold to CHI. Donald Trump briefly owned the single ARCO machine before selling it to Columbia Helicopters Intl. C-FHFH was a CHI machine leased to Helifor when it was written off in a crash in 1997. CHI now owns 8 of the 13 Boeing 234s produced. The Taiwanese Army transferred its three to the Taiwan Forest Service who further leased them to Air Asia for passenger, cargo, SAR, and fire-fighting work. 
234 News |
Columbia Chinooks in Humanitarian Aid in Africa
24-Apr-23 - Columbia Helicopters deployed 3 Model 234 Chinooks from Turkey to Burkina Faso where they transported over 346 tons of essential supplies, including food, water, and other critical items to provide humanitarian support #Africa
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
Columbia Model 234 Chinook Firefighters in Turkey
18-Aug-21 - Columbia Helicopters in partnership with CMC Savunma Sanayi AS awarded contract for 2 firefighters Model 234 Chinooks helicopters for the Turkish fire season. It is their first contract in Turkey #chinook
Columbia Multi-Mission Helicopter Program
24-Mar-21 - Columbia Helicopters offering the Model 234 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to support customers’ multi-mission requirements #Chinook
Armor Kit For Columbia Boeing 234 Chinooks
27-Feb-18 - LifePort, a Sikorsky company, delivered cabin and cockpit floor armor kits for Columbia Helicopters’ Model 234, the commercial equivalent to the Boeing CH-47 Chinook| More News ... |  |
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Derivatives & Versions of 234 |
| Model | Year | History |
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| 234ER 1978 | 1978 | One built for Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), Alaska for oil platform support. Sold to Donald Trump for Trump Airlines. Later sold to Colmbia Helico ... |
| 234LR 1980 | 1980 | Six built for British Airways Helicopters (BAH) and two built for Helikopter Services, AS of Norway. One BAH machine w/o in a crash in 1986, the ... |
| 234UT 1982 | 1982 | Columbia Helicopters Intl conversion of nine 234ER/LR airframes to utility configuration. One lost in crash near Comox, Canada in 1997. |
| 234MLR 1984 | 1984 | Three built for Taiwan Army (ostensibly to assuage PRC sensibilities about selling a military Chinook to Taiwan). All three transferred to Nation ... |
| 234Combi 1996 | 1996 | Boeing designed Combi passenger/freight version of 234. None built. |
List of Operators of 234 |
| Years | Model | Org | |||||
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| 1981/86 | 234LR |  British Airways Helicopters | |||||
| 1984/95 | 234LR |  Helikopter Service | |||||
| 1984- |  Columbia Helicopters | ||||||
| 1995- | 234UT |  ICARO, S.A. | |||||
| 2004/15 | 234MLR |  Taiwan National Airborne Services Corps | |||||
| | 234LR |  CHI Papua New Guinea | |||||
Global Distribution of 234 |
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