Avincis report warns Europe ‘dangerously unprepared’ for aerial firefightingnews Mike Stones 25 Mar 26 0Europe is “dangerously unprepared” to fight intensifying wildfires on the continent using airborne assets, warns a report commissioned by leading emergency services provider Avincis. The… Read more
Bell Textron posts $4.3bn revenue in 2025news Fayaz Hussain 4 Mar 26 0Bell Textron has announced full-year 2025 revenue of $4.28bn, up 20% year-over-year from $3.57bn in the same period of last year. Driving growth was an… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli help for a planet ‘literally on fire’. (Shame about rates) news Mike Stones 22 Jul 24 0Demand for firefighting helicopters has never been greater. Both the number and intensity of wildfires worldwide is fuelling the need for more aerial support –… Read more
Bell Mexico delivers 800th commercial helicopter cabinnews Mike Stones 12 Apr 24 0Bell Mexico has delivered the 800th commercial helicopter cabin to Bell Canada Assembly Center for aircraft assembly. “The 800th cabin milestone is a testament to not only… Read more
HAI reports: Bell signs service agreement with Abu Dhabi Aviationnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0Bell Textron has appointed Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) as an authorised Bell Customer Service Facility (CSF). The agreement will see the Abu Dhabi company provide… Read more
Bell reveals Boeing as used serviceable material suppliernews Mike Stones 13 Sep 23 0Bell has revealed Boeing as a new authorised supplier of used serviceable material (USM) products for Bell 212 and Bell 412 clients and maintenance specialists.… Read more
HI Uplift: Super-mediums on the rise (and rise) in $55bn civil heli marketnews Mike Stones 31 Jul 23 0Super-medium helicopters continue to “gain traction” in a civil commercial helicopter market valued at about $55bn, according to aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, IBA.… Read more
Jet Aviation delivers three overhauled Bell 412s to Middle East clientnews Mike Stones 23 Dec 21 0Jet Aviation has delivered three Bell 412 twin-engine helicopters to an undisclosed Middle East client after major inspections and refurbishments. The company’s maintenance facility in… Read more
Spanish firefighting helicopter stolen whilst pilot sleptinsight Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 20 0The Spanish Civil Guard is investigating the theft of a Bell-412 firefighting helicopter from its Prado de los Esquiladores base in the eastern-central region of… Read more
Bell helicopter approves Abu Dhabi Aviation as authorised service facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 17 0Bell has appointed Abu Dhabi Aviation as an authorised Bell helicopter customer service facility (CSF) for its Bell 412 and 212 models. Bell has arranged… Read more
HelicopterBuyer sells Bell 412 for CareFlightnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 16 0HelicopterBuyer has sold a Bell 412 (S/N: 33019, Reg: VH-XCN) behalf of CareFlight Group from Brisbane, Australia. The aircraft will be converted from an EMS… Read more
FlightSafety selected by LAPD for Bell 412 trainingnews Terry Spruce 16 Jul 15 0FlightSafety International has been selected by the Los Angeles Police Department for its Bell 412 training. Officer Kevin Gallagher, chief pilot of the LAPD Air… Read more
Bell Singapore receives Australian registered 412 authorisationsnews Terry Spruce 13 Jul 15 0Bell Helicopter’s Singapore service centre has received approvals from the CASA of Australia to perform maintenance and customisation on all Bell 412 models that are… Read more
INAER Spain wins £5m EMS contractnews Terry Spruce 27 Aug 14 0The Cantabria Government in Spain has awarded INAER a further four-year contract for emergency services. INAER Spain will provide helicopter transport for search and rescue… Read more
Bell training academy gets Chinese approvalnews Terry Spruce 27 Aug 14 0The Bell Helicopter Training Acdemy receives CAAC Part 147 approval. Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received Part 147 facility organisational approval from the Civil… Read more
DART Aerospace launch extended gear for Bell 412news Terry Spruce 31 Jan 14 0Wildcat Helicopters in Canada will be launch customer for DART Aerospace extended landing gear for Bell 412. DART Aerospace has announced the introduction of a… Read more
Bell Helicopter announces 20 aircraft order from Avincisnews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 13 0Avincis CEO said he is delighted to extend company’s relationship with Bell Helicopter. Bell Helicopter and the Avincis group has signed an agreement at Helitech… Read more
Bell 412 tows world’s largest bannernews Terry Spruce 11 Dec 12 0A Bell 412 helicopter owned by Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi flew the World’s largest banner along the shore of the UAE. Read more
Indonesia orders more Bell 412snews Terry Spruce 2 Dec 11 0Bell Helicopter receives follow on order for Bell 412 aircraft Read more
Bell announces deliveries into Mexiconews Terry Spruce 28 Oct 11 0Company delivers three Bell 412s and the first Bell 429 in the country Read more
