UK signs deal to get grounded Chinook HC3 helicopters into service
By Craig Hoyle
The UK Ministry of Defence has advanced a project to convert eight grounded Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 transport helicopters for delayed use by the Royal Air Force from late this decade.
"An initial contract was placed with Boeing on 1 August," says armed forces minister Bob Ainsworth. "On current plans we expect to see the aircraft delivered by the end of 2009."
Full story
http://www.flightglobal.com/article...et-grounded-chinook-hc3-helicopters-into.html
By Craig Hoyle
The UK Ministry of Defence has advanced a project to convert eight grounded Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 transport helicopters for delayed use by the Royal Air Force from late this decade.
"An initial contract was placed with Boeing on 1 August," says armed forces minister Bob Ainsworth. "On current plans we expect to see the aircraft delivered by the end of 2009."
Full story
http://www.flightglobal.com/article...et-grounded-chinook-hc3-helicopters-into.html