Shaanxi Energy Group subsidiary Shaanxi Helicopters has signed an estimated $300 million deal with Bell for 100 Bell 407GXPs. The helicopters are set to start delivering this year. The deal was signed by Xiaoning Yuan, President of Shaanxi Energy Group
Bell have placed two new Bell 429s with private Indonesian renter PT. Carpediem Mandiri. The new aircraft will be rented out to the Flight Calibration Department of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. The two 429s will be performing instrument calibration for helicopter ground
Bell helicopters and United Rotorcraft, a subsidiary of Air methods, has delivered one Bell 429 helicopter to Reignwood Investment – representing Bells first helicopter for EMS service in China. Patrick Moulay, Bell Helicopter’s executive vice president commercial sales and marketing
Newfoundland Helicopters has become the first operator to receive a Bell 407GXP. The Helicopter will be used for utility operations. Anthony Moreland, Bell Helicopter’s vice president of North America sales said: “With the delivery of the new Bell 407GXP, they
Nakanihon Air Service (NNK) has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Helicopter for two Bell 429s. The helicopter emergency service has purchased 77 Bell helicopters, its first purchase in April 1960. Currently, NNK owns and operates 13 Bell helicopters including
Transport Canada has certificated the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The five seat helicopter was first announced by Bell in 2013. It progressed from concept to first flight in 20 months. During the certification effort the helicopter logged just over
Chevron have confirmed a helicopter operated by Heli-Malongo has crashed en route to one of its oil platforms off the Angolan coast. The helicopter was carrying five passengers as well as the pilot at the time of the accident. All
Bell has announced the sale of a Bell 407GXP to Aerochine Aviation at the ABACE convention in Shanghai. The aircraft will be outfitted for corporate and VIP transport and was purchased by Aerochine Aviation an independent representative for Bell in
Bell and Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) have announced 1,000,000 flight hours on the Bell 212 and 412 fleets at the Middle East operator. General manager Mohamed Ibrahim Al Mazrouei, said “We have been operating Bell Helicopter aircraft since 1976. Our
Van Horn Aviation has moved into the market for main rotor blades from its core product base of tail rotor blades. President of the company Dean Rosenlof and chief executive Jim Van Horn witnessed the first installation onto a customer Bell
