Bell appoints Tangmere Aircraft Sales as new UK and Ireland representativenews Terry Spruce 3 Nov 25 0Bell Textron has appointed Tangmere Aircraft Sales as a Bell 429, SUBARU Bell 412EPX, and Bell 525 authorised sales representative in the United Kingdom and… Read more
GMR orders seven new Bell 429snews Terry Spruce 22 Sep 25 0Global Medical Response (GMR) has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with the option to purchase an additional eight aircraft. The helicopters will… Read more
Rotortrade closes first pre-owned heli sale of 2025 in Indonesianews Mike Stones 24 Jul 25 0Rotortrade has closed Indonesia’s first pre-owned helicopter sale of the year – a 2014 Bell 429 VIP aircraft (MSN 57241) to PT Whitesky Aviation. Acquired… Read more
Jet Aviation redelivers two modified Bell 429s to Middle Eastnews Mike Stones 19 Jun 25 0Rotary and fixed-wing business aviation company Jet Aviation has redelivered two Bell 429 helicopters to an unnamed customer in the Middle East. The latest deliveries,… Read more
Libyan Air Ambulance receives two new Bell 429snews Mike Stones 2 Jan 25 0Libyan Air Ambulance has taken delivery of two new Bell 429 helicopters configured for medevac operations, according to Africair – the Bell independent representative and… Read more
Bell names Tim Evans as new MD for the Middle East and Africanews Mike Stones 12 Nov 24 0Bell names Tim Evans as its new MD for the Middle East and Africa. Evans will drive the expansion of its Commercial Business in the… Read more
Bell unveils heli lab to develop autonomous fly-by-wirenews Mike Stones 7 May 24 0Bell Textron has unveiled its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA) based on its Bell 429 helicopter. The aircraft is focused on developing an aircraft… 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
VIP helicopters feature in latest edition of CJIQnews Mike Stones 15 Mar 24 0VIP helicopter services feature in the latest edition of our sister title Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly (CJIQ). We talk to operators on both sides of… Read more
HI Uplift: Pre-owned heavy twin-engine helis ‘see uptick in 2023’news Mike Stones 11 Mar 24 0Pre-owned, heavy twin-engine helicopters showed “an uptick” in transactions last year compared with 2022, according to rotary sales and market intelligence firm Aero Asset. “There… Read more
Bell announces collaboration agreement for new Bell 429 Law Enforcement Demonstrator in Germanynews Terry Spruce 24 Sep 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 23 September 2020 – Bell Textron has announced a collaboration agreement with Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) to install their Mission Management… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter market remains difficult, but with some positive signsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 19 0It’s not altogether clear whether the market log-jam for pre-owned helicopters is loosening up. However, there may be some odd signs judging from Aero Asset’s… Read more
Bell delivers two 429s to JDFnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Aug 18 0Bell has delivered two 429s this week to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), with a third aircraft scheduled for delivery next year. The three aircraft… Read more
Air Zermatt takes delivery of one Bell 429news Alasdair Whyte 23 May 18 0Swiss helicopter rescue service Air Zermatt has taken delivery of one new Bell 429 aircraft — coinciding with the company’s 50-year anniversary. The company operates… Read more
Bell sells two 429s to EDICnews Alasdair Whyte 14 May 18 0Bell has signed an agreement to sell two of its 429 helicopters to EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy. The UAE-based training school flies an all-Bell… Read more
Bells sells two 429s to NASnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 18 0Bell has sold two 429s to Japan’s Nakanihon Air Service (NAS). The two helicopters will be used for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and will… Read more
Bell Helicopters delivers 20th EMS Bell 429news Alasdair Whyte 15 Dec 17 0Bell Helicopter has delivered its 20th emergency medical services (EMS) configured helicopter this year. The Bell 429 was handed over to Andorra-based operator Heliand at… Read more
Bell delivers 39 helicopters in Q3, profits upnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Oct 17 0Bell delivered 39 commercial helicopters in the last quarter and recorded a profit of $106 million. The Fort Worth-based manufacturer delivered 25 more helicopters year-on-year… Read more
Able Aerospace Services adds Bell 429 to repair capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 11 Sep 17 0Able Aerospace Services, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has shown its commitment to “working at the speed of the customer” by adding repair and overhaul… Read more
Bell Helicopter sells three VIP helicopters in Europenews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 17 0Bell Helicopter has sold three VIP-configured aircraft in Europe. The manufacturer sold Bell 429s to both Helix Av. in the United Kingdom and King’s Casino in… Read more
