BILLINGS, MONTANA (June 14, 2023): Billings Flying Service (BFS) performed final inspections and took delivery of six Netherlands Defense Ministry surplus Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters last week. The sale was approved by the Netherlands’ Defense Material Sales...
Billings Flying Service has been chinook helicopter fire fighting since 2014, with the CH-47D Chinook helicopter. With over 30 years of experience operating heavy lift helicopters, we were thrilled to introduce the Chinook into our fleet. Flying alongside our CH-47Ds...
Billings Flying Service is proud to own and operate the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. We are passionate about the Chinook and are excited to share an official CH-47 guide. Within this guide, you will find an introduction to the aircraft, history and model information,...
Is it possible for anyone to buy a CH-47 Chinook? Is there a chinook helicopter for sale out there? Well…before 2013, the answer would have been mostly no. The CH-47 Chinook was originally designed for the United States Army and developed around their...
Aerial firefighting is the support of ground crews with fixed wing aircraft and rotorcraft to combat wildfires. Aircraft have varying functions within aerial firefighting. Small fixed wing aircraft can transport smokejumpers to parachute into a wildfire for initial...
