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Boeing Looking To Expand Unique Attack Helo Sustainment Program

Wednesday, May 11th, 2016

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ATLANTA -- Boeing [BA] is looking to expand an unique sustainment partnership with customers that use both CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apaches that drives cost savings by reducing the replication between having two separate contracts.The program, known as Integrated Contractor Logistics Support (ICLS), was formed nearly three years previously with the Netherlands. Boeing Director of Attack Helicopter Sustainment John Guasto said April 29 it combines sustainment for AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook into a single contract, which is cheaper than…

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