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Army

Boeing Expecting First PBL Contract For Chinook Rotor Blades

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 10th, 2012

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MILLVILLE, N.J.--In a tight budget environment, keeping the Army’s Ch-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter ready and flying leads to new types of contracts and innovative thinking, according to an executive with helicopter producer Boeing [BA]. For example, this month the company is ready for its first performance based logistics (PBL) contract with the Army for Chinook rotor blades, said Ray Haddad, director of Chinook Rotorcraft Support in Boeing’s Global Services & Support unit. “Our current focus is affordable readiness,” Haddad…

Congress

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