{"id":26813,"date":"2022-08-31T15:23:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=26813"},"modified":"2022-08-31T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:53:27","slug":"indian-air-force-seeks-details-as-the-us-grounds-chinook-helicopters-fleet-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/indian-air-force-seeks-details-as-the-us-grounds-chinook-helicopters-fleet-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Air Force seeks details as the US grounds Chinook helicopters fleet | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Indian Air Force continues to fly Chinook helicopters as US grounds entire fleet amid fire concerns,&nbsp;seeks details from Boeing on the grounding of US Army&#8217;s Chinook chopper fleet, reports.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Army is grounding its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters amid fire engine concerns, while<a href=\"http:\/\/indianairforce.nic.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Indian Air Force<\/a> continues to fly the&nbsp;Chinook helicopters. The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/indianairforce.nic.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian Air Force<\/a><\/strong> has sought details from American defense manufacturer Boeing about the reasons after the grounding of the US Army\u2019s entire fleet of Chinook helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indian-air-force\">Indian Air Force<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/indianairforce.nic.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian Air Force<\/a><\/strong> operates its fleet of 15 Boeing-made Chinook helicopters which were acquired from the US and inducted into the service in March 2019.&nbsp;US Army Materiel Command decided to ground the fleet out of an abundance of caution while they inspect over 70 helicopters that contain a part suspected to be linked to the issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Indian_Chinook_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Indian_Chinook_4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Indian_Chinook_4-600x287.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Indian_Chinook_4-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Chinook helicopters | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter fleet is still operational. India has sought details of the reasons which have led to the grounding of the entire fleet of US Army\u2019s Chinook CH-47 helicopters because of a risk of engine fires,&#8221; Government officials said when asked about the grounding of the American Army fleet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/jet-airways-shares-imli-candy-is-coming-back-why-they-used-to-sell-it-everything-you-need-to-know-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jet Airways said, \u201cImli Candy\u201d is Coming Back | Why they used to serve it?| Everything you need to Know is Here<\/a>                          <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/vistara-brought-back-indian-cwg-2022-athletes-from-london-to-new-delhi-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vistara brought back Indian CWG 2022 athletes from London to New Delhi | Exclusive<\/a>               <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/pilot-threatens-to-turn-plane-around-after-passenger-airdrops-nudes-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pilot threatens to turn plane around after passenger AirDrops nudes | EXCLUSIVE<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As per information from the US media, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Army <\/a><\/strong>grounded its entire fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters because of a risk of engine fires. Wall Street Journal quoted US Army officials stating that they were aware of a small number of engine fires with the helicopters, and the incidents didn\u2019t result in any injuries or deaths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Indian fleet of Chinook choppers is based out of Chandigarh for operations in the north while another unit is located in Assam for taking care of the northeastern areas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The grounding of the Chinook helicopters could pose logistical challenges for American soldiers, depending on how long the order lasts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wall Street Journal citing sources said that the grounding was targeted at certain Boeing Co. and took effect within about the last 24 hours. The Army has about 400 helicopters in its fleet, one of the US officials told. &#8220;The safety of our soldiers is the Army&#8217;s top priority, and we will ensure our aircraft remain safe and airworthy,&#8221; an Army spokeswoman said, as per the reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26816\" width=\"1036\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AA11ik1G.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Chinook helicopters | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Chinook is a heavy-lift utility helicopter that is used by both regular and special Army forces, ferrying more than four dozen troops or cargo. It has been a staple of the Army`s helicopter fleet for 6 decades. The Chinook is made by the aerospace company Boeing.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/qantas-group-engineers-go-on-strike-action-today-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telegram group<\/a>&nbsp;and Stay updated with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aviationa2z.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIw-KPiuYoB?sceid=IN:en&amp;sceid=IN:en&amp;r=7&amp;oc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google News<\/a>&nbsp;For Latest Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Air Force continues to fly Chinook helicopters as US grounds entire fleet amid fire concerns,\u00a0seeks details from Boeing on the grounding of US Army&#8217;s Chinook chopper fleet, reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7216,7217,6761],"tags":[79,2030,393,7337,115,132,81],"class_list":{"0":"post-26813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-aviation-news","8":"category-indian-aviation-news","9":"category-news","10":"tag-aviation","11":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","12":"tag-aviation-news","13":"tag-chinook-helicopter","14":"tag-india","15":"tag-indian-air-force","16":"tag-latest-aviation-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26813"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26825,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26813\/revisions\/26825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}