Textron Bell revenue jumps 17% in first quarternews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 24 0Textron’s Bell kicked off 2024 with a solid performance reporting revenue of $727m, up 17% year-over-year compared to $621m in the same period last year.… Read more
Sébastien Moulin now CCO at Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Apr 24 0Sébastien Moulin has been named chief commercial officer at Milestone Aviation. He was head of Europe and Americas for the helicopter leasing company. Moulin… Read more
Louisiana State Police to buy two Bell 407GXisnews Mike Stones 4 Apr 24 0Louisiana State Police has signed purchase agreements for two Bell 407GXi helicopters. The service’s Air Support Unit provides aerial support to local, state and federal… Read more
HI Uplift: Bell 525 Relentless aims to quench demand for medium liftnews Mike Stones 22 Mar 24 0Relentless is a popular name – from energy drinks to US warships (and even a 24th century Star Trek patrol vessel). Another chapter is opening… Read more
HI Uplift: HAI returns to Anaheim … in search of liftnews Mike Stones 4 Mar 24 0Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald Duck and pals normally pull the crowds to Anaheim, California. But last week, there was another star attraction. HAI Heli-Expo was… Read more
Bell revenues cross $1bn mark in Q4 with 91 commercial heli deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 24 Jan 24 0Filings by Textron showed revenues from Bell helicopters segment rose to $1.1bn in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, up 31% year-on-year from $0.82bn in… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter Investor takes off on social medianews Mike Stones 5 Jan 24 0Sikorsky’s plans for its S-92A heavy helicopter, a senior appointment at Bell Flight and Bristow’s financial results proved three of the most popular posts on… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter market looks up ‘but still in swampy water’news Mike Stones 21 Dec 23 0Prospects for the global helicopter market are strengthening, according to speakers at Helicopter Investor’s Finance Forum, the State of the Industry, at the European Rotors… Read more
HI Uplift: The Bell 525 Relentless prepares for commercial take offnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 23 0The new Bell 525 Relentless carries a heroic enough name. But it has also been a long time coming. Unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo Dallas,… Read more
Bell’s Special Missions Aircraft ‘meet new demand’news Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Demand for military helicopters is creating a new market for civil helicopters modified for multi-mission military capabilities, according to Bell. This demand was creating “ready… 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
Bell highlights sustainable rotorcraft manufacturenews Mike Stones 22 Apr 22 0Helicopter OEM Bell has underlined its commitment to sustainable rotorcraft on World Earth Day (Friday April 22nd), with a pledge to continue improving the sustainability… Read more
Leonardo appoints RBI Hawker Australia as rotor blade repair service centrenews Mike Stones 4 Jan 22 0Leonardo Helicopters has appointed RBI Hawker Australia as a rotor blade repair service centre. The Brisbane-based facility is now authorised to offer OEM-approved helicopter rotor… Read more
Bell 525 completes first flight with SAFnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 21 0The Bell 525 Relentless completed its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this summer. Bell first incorporated SAF in its training and demonstration fleet… Read more
Bell opens Global Commercial Business Centernews Terry Spruce 1 Dec 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 1 December 2020 – Bell Textron announces the opening of the Bell Commercial Business Center (CBC). The new facility will be… Read more
Bell Textron shows $9m profit in Q3 2020news Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 20 0Helicopter manufacturer Bell’s parent company Textron announced its third quarter results for 2020, which saw the segment total $119m – a profit of $9m compared… Read more
Bell Flight celebrates 85 years of innovationnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Oct 20 0Bell Flight has completed 85 years in the industry this past July. The company was founded by Larry Bell in 1935. Duncan van de Velde,… Read more
Astronics Maz-Viz 2300 EVS receives amended STC for Bell Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 20 0East Aurora, NY, 8 October 2020 – Astronics Corporation has announced that an amended Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) has been approved for the Max-Viz 2300… Read more
Bell expands global footprint in Germanynews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 1 October 2020 – Bell Textron announced it will be adding Intercopter GmbH to its Authorised Maintenance Center (AMC) network. Intercopter… Read more
Bell adds its first European Authorised Maintenance Centre to its support networknews Terry Spruce 14 Sep 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 14 September 2020 – Bell Textron has announced its first ever Authorised Maintenance Centre (AMC) in Europe. The new AMC will… Read more