17-Jul-23 - Canadian Chinook heavy-lift helicopters set a new local record by evacuating 344 people in a single day during the Quebec wildfires #Chinook
30-Jul-19 - The Northern Lights Aero Foundation honor Canadian women who have made outstanding contributions to aviation and aerospace. One of 2019 award recipients is Major Alexia Hannam, a Royal Candian Air Force (RCAF) pilot who flew the Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan #WomenPilot
25-Jun-19 - Bluedrop awarded In-Service Support (ISS) contract from Boeing for Computer Based Training (CBT) courseware for maintainers of Canada’s CH-147F Chinook #Chinook
30-Nov-18 - RCAF CH-147F Chinook and CH-146 Griffon aircrews currently deployed in Mali initially experienced the West African country virtually before embarking on the actual operational mission #Simulator
15-Aug-18 - In the first overseas deployment for the CH-147F Chinook, Canadian Operation Presence in Mali was declared operational and ready to support MINUSMA from Camp Castor, Gao #peacekeeping
03-Apr-18 - Boeing will continue providing full system logistics and training services to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 15 CH-147F Chinook through 2023. Started 2013, contract is reviewed every 5 years
19-Mar-18 - Canada returning to peacekeeping operations with the deployment of 2 Chinooks and 4 Griffons to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) #peacekeeping
23-Jun-16 - The fuselage, 42 foot / 12,8 meters long, mock-up of the Chinook helicopter was manufactured by Bluedrop and installed in its Training and Simulation Centre facility in Halifax, Canada
08-May-16 - For the first time Canadian CH-147F Chinook operating on a domestic humanitarian operation. Under Operation Lentus, 450 Squadron joins CH-146 Griffons in Province of Alberta emergency response efforts #AlbertaStrong
08-Feb-16 - A total of ten Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-147F Chinook aircrew - six First Officer s, two Flight Engineers, and two Loadmasters - officially graduated following an intensive 24-week course.
28-May-15 - Boeing has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide avionics service and support for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fleet of 15 CH-147F Chinook helicopters.
27-May-15 - CH-147F Chinook simulators and training devices have completed on-site acceptance testing at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa and are now ready-for-use by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
22-May-15 - Canadian 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron marked a major milestone last month with the opening of its Fleet Technical Training Flight (FTTF) and the flight’s technical training facility
