Bell Textron successfuly delivered customized Bell 505 to All Motors Brazil, a Brazilian luxury automotive dealership. For over 30 years, All Motors Brazil has imported luxury cars from around the world to be sold in the Brazilian market. With their recent purchase of the Bell 505, the company plans to enable rapid responses to business needs by using the aircraft for corporate tran...
LCI delivered two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia for emergency medical services operations across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. The helicopters, which were delivered to Australia to begin modification for their EMS role in late August, have been placed in LCI’s joint venture with SMFL: SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited.&nbs...
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and SAFHAL Helicopter Engines signed an airframer contract, to commence joint design, development, manufacture, supply, and support of a new generation high power engine named Aravalli for the 13-ton Medium Lift class, Indian Multi-Role Helicopter and the Deck-Based Multi-Role Helicopter, being designed & developed by HAL. The name Aravalli derived from...
Avincis took delivery of two five-bladed H145 aircraft at the Airbus facility in Donauwörth, Germany. Both aircraft will be deployed in Avincis Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operations. One will the join the fleet in Italy, strengthening operations across Avincis’ network of Italian bases.The other will join the Avincis fleet in Stockholm, Sweden, supporting our custom...
Bell Textron delived Bell 429 and a signed purchase agreement for two Bell 407GXi aircraft for the Chicago Police Department. The three aircraft will join the Helicopter Operations Unit’s existing fleet of all-Bell aircraft. The Chicago Police Department’s Helicopter Operations Unit provides emergency response assistance to the city’s more than 2.6 millio...
Robinson Helicopter Company shares a new ‘Climb Higher’ series featuring one of America premier law enforcement agencies, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Polk County Florida. In these videos, PCSO highlights the pivotal role the Robinson R66 plays in their fleet, emphasizing the aircraft’s ability to modernize operations, reduce costs, and expand ae...
LCI has placed two H145D3 helicopters on lease, one direct to Santos Limited and one to Pacific Helicopters. The placement with Santos represents LCI’s first ever direct lease to an end-user. Santos is a global energy company with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the US. PHL is the leading provider of helicopter services for energy, min...
Bell Textron announced the delivery of two Bell 407GXis to Louisiana State Police, bringing their total number of Bell aircraft to nine. Newly delivered Bell 407GXis will join the Air Support Unit’s seven other Bell aircraft, including a Bell 407GXP, two Bell 430s, a Bell UH-1H, a Bell UH-1V, Bell Huey II and a Bell 206L-IV Long Ranger. Delivering impressive perf...
Bell Textron signed purchase agreements for five Bell 505s to private operators across Europe. The orders were placed by customers in Spain, Switzerland, Poland, the United Kingdom and Estonia, signalling continued interest in the platform throughout the region. Danny Maldonado, chief commercial officer, Commercial Sales commented: “Globally, the Bell 505 has been a widespread success in...
Airbus Racer high-speed helicopter demonstrator, developed in the frame of the European Research Clean Sky 2 project, has reached its fast cruise speed target of 407 km/h (220 kts). On 21 June, less than two months after its first flight, the Racer demonstrator exceeded its level speed objective of 407 km/h (220 kts) by reaching 420 km/h (227 kts) in its initial configuration. In just se...
At Farnborough 2024 Bell Textron announced the delivery of the 500th Bell 429 aircraft. The aircraft was delivered to Latin-America based operator, Mendes Group, and will be used for corporate transportation in Brazil. Bell 429 is one of the most advanced light twin helicopters in its class. It delivers exceptional speed, range and hover performance, and offers operators a state-of-the-a...
EnB AIR Co. has signed an agreement for the purchase of a Bell 505 helicopter in South Korea. This marks the first Bell 505 helicopter sale to a commercial entity in South Korea, following the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration selecting the Bell 505 as the new military helicopter trainer in 2022. Established in 2020, EnB AIR provides helicopte...
