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
05-Jun-23 - Berry Aviation teamed with Columbia Helicopters won Philippine airlift support contract by the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). #Philippines
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
08-Mar-23 - Columbia Helicopters offering Coulson Aviation RADS-L Delivery firefighting system for Model 234 Chinook helicopters operators #firefighting
01-Feb-23 - Heliswiss International AG (HSI) acquired a Kawasaki/Vertol Kv-107-II tandem-rotor helicopter to Columbia Helicopters to be used in firefighting, external load lifts, and rapid disaster response #firefighting
06-Jul-22 - ROTAK, a heavy lift helicopter operator in Anchorage, Alaska, accepted the first of two former US Army CH-47D Chinooks upgraded by Columbia Helicopters for firefighting and external load #chinook
22-Mar-22 - Columbia Helicopters and Brightwater United Aero Group (UAG) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for supporting the GE CT58 engine and the Sikorsky S-61 aircraft #CT58
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
06-May-21 - Columbia Helicopters and Aurora Flight Sciences (Boeing) signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to design an enhanced pilot situational awareness (EPSA) degraded visual environment (DVE) flight capability for aerial firefighting #firefighting
22-Aug-19 - AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has completed its acquisition of Columbia Helicopters, a heavy-lift operator flying Boeing Chinook and Vertol 107 models and a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed #Chinooks
