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BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE TO ACQUIRE SIX BOEING CH-47D CHINOOK HELICOPTERS.

Posted by dgualdo on 10/03/2023
Posted in: World Helicopter NEWS. Tagged: BFS, Billings Flying Service, CH-47D, Chinook, Netherlands’ Defense Material Sales.

PRESS RELEASE – BILLINGS, MONTANA (March 10, 2023)

Billings Flying Service (BFS) is in final negotiations to purchase six Netherlands Defense Ministry surplus Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters.

The sale was approved by the Netherlands’ Defense Material Sales committee at the end of 2022.

“We are excited for the opportunity to increase our CH-47D fleet as we position ourselves for global expansion” said a BFS spokesperson. “We anticipate the contract will be executed within the next 30-days.”

Once the contract is signed the aircraft will be transported to Billings, Montana, to undergo an in-house reset and modification program to support the company’s heavy lift, aerial firefighting, and utility/infrastructure operations. Expected entry into service is late 2023 through 2024.

About Billings Flying Service Celebrating 40 years in 2023, Billings Flying Service (BFS) is a heavy lift helicopter solutions provider specializing the in CH-47 Chinook operations in aerial firefighting, utility, and construction. BFS owns and operates a FAA 145, AS9110, and Boeing-certified maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for the CH-47 Chinook, and an authorized Honeywell CH-46, 234, CH-47D and CH-47D+ Flight Control Systems (FCS) Repair Station, both of which support the BFS Chinook fleet, commercial CH-47 customers, the United States military, and foreign militaries. For more information please visit billingsflyingservice.com

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