Boeing and Lufthansa Technik have signed an agreement for German Armed Forces’ new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter sustainment.
The agreement includes preparations for comprehensive warehousing and parts logistics services across Germany. The Chinook will become the first ever rotary-wing aircraft in Lufthansa Technik’s MRO portfolio.
Boeing and Lufthansa Technik Defense have agreed general terms for their roles in sustaining Germany’s new CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.
The agreement signed at the Farnborough International Airshow this Wednesday forms the base for the future sustainment for Germany’s Chinook fleet and establishes the framework for a main contract under which Lufthansa Technik, together with Boeing, will set up an agile network of parts warehouses to support the operating bases for the CH-47Fs.
“This agreement marks an important step forward in ensuring sustained readiness of the German CH-47F Chinook fleet across different bases,” Boeing Global Services – Government Services, Vice President & General Manager, Torbjorn Sjogren, stated.
“By combining Boeing’s sustainment expertise with Lufthansa Technik’s logistics and MRO capabilities, we will establish a resilient solution to maximize aircraft availability.”
Through its subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services, Lufthansa Technik has decades of experience in time-critical spare parts logistics; Boeing and Lufthansa Technik will combine that logistics experience with Boeing’s platform knowledge to deliver tailored parts provisioning, transport and warehousing for the German Armed Forces.
It is also intended that Lufthansa Technik will manage the supply of Consumables and Expendables (C&E) for the German Chinooks.
“This agreement is a significant milestone, making the Chinook the first ever rotary-wing aircraft to join Lufthansa Technik's MRO portfolio. With our tailored parts logistics expertise, we will make a significant contribution to ensuring the high level of operational readiness that is essential for the sovereign German sustainment of the U.S.-procured Chinook fleet,” Senior Vice President Special Aircraft & Defense at Lufthansa Technik, Michael von Puttkamer, indicated.
“The resilience of the parts supply chain is key to this endeavor, and with our industry-leading logistics concepts, we are confident that we can reduce spare-parts-related downtime to a minimum.”
The CH-47F agreement represents a further collaboration between Boeing and Lufthansa Technik Defense on technical sustainment for German military assets procured through the US foreign military sales (FMS) program.
In autumn 2025, Boeing and Lufthansa Technik Defense signed a comprehensive sustainment services program for the German Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
The program spanned aircraft checks, component support and engine condition monitoring through to technical training and qualification.