Boeing And Netherlands Air Force Sign Streamlined Helicopter Maintenance Contract

Boeing and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed the first-ever $60 million Integrated Contractor Logistics Support (ICLS) con...

Boeing and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed the first-ever $60 million Integrated Contractor Logistics Support (ICLS) contract for maintenance and spare parts for RNLAF Chinook and Apache helicopter fleets, which will save money and increase aircraft availability by merging two formerly separate supply chains.
The program will increase flight-hour readiness for the RNLAF. ICLS contract will provide support in the Netherlands and at Ft. Hood, Texas, where Dutch Chinook and Apache air crews train with the U.S. Army. The agreement – the first of its kind with any of Boeing's rotorcraft customers – is based on the number of expected flight hours rather than ordering and stocking parts.
Boeing also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AAR Aircraft Component Services to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Netherlands. AAR has extensive expertise servicing aircraft components for air forces in Europe, the United States and other countries.
RNLAF currently operates 29 AH-64D Apache attack helicopters and 11 heavy Chinook CH-47D transport helicopters.