The Army says it has grounded its fleet of Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused a “small number” of engine fires The Army says it has grounded its fleet of Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused a “small number” of engine fires The U.S. Army said on Tuesday it has grounded its fleet … Read more
The US Army has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters, a battlefield workhorse since the 1960s, over the risk of engine fires, a media report said Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, said such an extreme step was taken out of abundance of caution. India has about 15 CH-47 Chinook helicopters. … Read more
NNehring/E+ via Getty Images The U.S. Army has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters due to a risk of engine fires “out of an abundance of caution,” The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The grounding is targeted at certain helicopter models made by Boeing (NYSE:BA) with engines manufactured by Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON), according to the … Read more