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Boeing Wins $517 Million Contract To Train Australian Helicopter Pilots for 25 Years

Thursday, November 20th, 2014

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Boeing [BA] won a contract worth about $517 million to train Royal Australian Navy and Army helicopter pilots for the next 25 years, the company said this week. Boeing Defense Australia (BDA) previously partnered with Thales to develop a low-risk training solution using the Airbus EC135 helicopter for the JP 9000 Phase-7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) effort. “This reinforces Boeing as a leading provider of military aviation training in Australia,” Kim Gillis, BDA’s managing director and vice president, said…

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