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Boeing Eyes International Chinook Sales

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Thursday, October 18th, 2007

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By Ann Roosevelt With the CH-47F Chinook helicopter in full-rate production, Boeing [BA] is eyeing international sales, according to a company official. "India is the big potential market for everybody in the business," Jack Dougherty, director, Boeing H-47 programs, said in an interview Oct. 16. India is projected to be the third largest world economy in the next couple of decades, and is going on something of a defense spending spree, preparing to buy some 126 fighters. The competition pits…

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