Mirabel, Canada (Mar. 15, 2023) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of three Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Bahrain Air Force. Bell Helicopter delivered the aircraft during an inspection and acceptance event in February 2023 at Bell’s Mirabel facility. “We are honored to provide the Bahrain Defense Force another premiere Leer másRoyal Bahrain Air Force receives three Bell 505 helicopters[…]
Atlanta, GA, 7th March 2023 — Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company announced the signed purchase agreement for four Bell 407GXi aircraft by the Polish National Police (PNP). The helicopters will be purchased as part of the project «Safer on the roads – aerial supervision over the road traffic,» implemented with the use of Leer másPolish National Police signs for 4 Bell 407GXi[…]
Fort Worth, TX (February 21, 2023) — The Bell 505 completed its first flight fuelled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking the first-ever single engine helicopter to fly with 100% SAF. Bell collaborated with Safran Helicopter Engines, Neste, GKN Aerospace and Virent Inc. to make this Bell 505 flight possible. Bell Textron Inc. is Leer másBell 505, first single engine helicopter to fly using 100% SAF[…]
Mirabel, Canada (29 Nov. 2022) – Bell Textron delivered the first Bell 505 to BESTFLY, an Angolan aviation company, on 29 November, 2022. The aircraft was handed over during a ceremony in Mirabel. BESTFLY was established in 2009 and today is Angola’s biggest private aviation company, carrying out a range of services, including aircraft management and Leer másBell delivered to BESTFLY the first Bell 505 on West Africa[…]
Montenegro Air Force rely on their three Bell 412EPi helicopters to fight country-wide wildfires in the region. Every July, wildfires sweep through Montenegro’s forestland, destroying endangered terrain and threatening people’s lives. When more than half of Montenegro’s ecosystem consists of vast woodland and mountains, the need for a reliable aircraft to help combat severe wildfires Leer másMontenegro Air Force Bell 412EPi: 200,000 hours battling wildfires[…]
Cologne, Germany (09 November 2022) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced today the signed purchase agreements with Airbourne for five Bell 505 (four Bell 505s and one Bell 505) delivery in the Baltic region. The signings took place during European Rotors 2022 at the Bell booth. The Bell 505 continues to see Leer másAirbourne purchase Bell 505 helicopters for the Baltic Region[…]
The Bell 505 is one of the most versatile light single-engine helicopters on the market and proves itself as solid option as future military training helicopter, without forget that the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X is a reliable aircraft for a diverse range of missions. Today, there are more than 400 Bell 505s in operation Leer másBell 505: the future of military training helicopters[…]
Prague, Czech Republic (Oct. 12, 2022) — Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the first Bell 505 to a customer in Greece. The helicopter was delivered in August at the Bell Prague Service Center. The aircraft is privately owned and will be operated by Bellavia Ltd. for commercial flights throughout the mainland and Leer másBell announces first Bell 505 delivery to Greece[…]
It’s been 40 years since the first helicopter world circumnavigation. In September 1982, a Bell 206L LongRanger II, piloted by H. Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay W, Coburn, flew for 29 days, 3 hours and 8 minutes, covering 26,000 miles as they circumnavigated the world. This is the story of two Americans and a Bell Leer másFirst helicopter circumnavigation of the world[…]
Singapore (May 17, 2022) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the selection of the Bell 505 as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer. The new Bell 505 helicopters will be used by both the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to train their next generation of Leer másRepublic of Korea selects Bell 505 to military training[…]
