2012 was a record year for helicopter manufacturersnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Jan 13 0Many industries will want to forget 2012, but when writing about helicopter OEMs it is hard to avoid overusing the word record in a good… Read more
Cessna revenues fall by $110 million in the fourth quarter as Bell profitsnews CJI Expert 23 Jan 13 0Textron reported today that revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 fell by $110 million at Cessna, whilst increasing by $139 million at Bell. Read more
Bell Helicopter gains approval for maintenance in Asianews Terry Spruce 22 Jan 13 0Bell Helicopter Asia has received Part 145 maintenance organisation approval certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Read more
Bell Helicopter honours Living Legends of Aviationnews Terry Spruce 22 Jan 13 0Bell Helicopter has honoured Roy Morgan with the first Bell Helicopter Vertical Flight Hall of Fame award. Roy Morgan is the founder of Air Methods… Read more
Bell Helicopter signs agreement with Air Methodsnews Terry Spruce 22 Dec 12 0Bell has signed an agreement with Air Methods for 20 Bell 407GX helicopters. Read more
Bell signs contract for another five Bell 429s with Turkeynews Terry Spruce 22 Dec 12 0Bell Helicopter has signed a contract with the Republic of Turkey for another five Bell 429 helicopters that will be operated by the Turkish General… Read more
Nextant receives EASA certification for the 400XTnews CJI Expert 10 Dec 12 0Nextant Aerospace, has received EASA certification for the Nextant 400XT "remanufactured" business jet, after receiving the necessary paperwork. Read more
Bell sells 15 helicopters at Airshow Chinanews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 12 0Bell Helicopter announced purchase agreements for two Bell 429s, eleven Bell 407GXs and two Bell 206L4 LongRangers. Read more
Bell signs customer service facility agreementnews Terry Spruce 15 Nov 12 0Bell Helicopter has signed a service agreement with H&P General Aviation Service. Read more
Bell Helicopter expands customer service in Chinanews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 12 0Bell has appointed Shangjai Kingwing General Aviation as an authorised service facility in China. Read more
Bell Helicopter to open maintenance training facility in Chinanews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 12 0Bell Helicopter announced at Airshow China 2012 that it will open a maintenance training facility for Bell 206 and Bell 407 helicopters in the Guangdong… Read more
New managing director for Bell Helicopter in Chinanews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 12 0Chris Jaran is the new managing director for Bell Helicopter in China. Read more
Bell near completion for the 525 Relentlessnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 12 0A Bell Helicopters spokesman has confirmed that the company completed the Preliminary Design Phase on June 26. Read more
Bell 407GX and 429 will be at Airshow Chinanews Terry Spruce 9 Nov 12 0Bell Helicopter will display both helicopters in a corporate configuration at Airshow China 2012. Read more
Who could buy Hawker from Hawker Beechcraft?news Alasdair Whyte 24 Oct 12 0Hawker Beechcraft has announced its intention to sell or close its Hawker business jet line. The company is busy talking to possible buyers. Here, in… Read more
Bell Helicopter to showcase two aircraft at AMTCnews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 12 0Bell 407GX and Bell 429 are being displayed at the Air Medical Transport Conference in Seattle. Read more
Textron results reveal disappointment for Cessna and good news for Bellnews CJI Expert 18 Oct 12 0Textron Inc revealed disappointing figures for Cessna to contrast with a promising three months for Bell Helicopter in its third quarter results. Read more
Bell Helicopter commences new global headquartersnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 12 0Bell Helicopters breaks ground on new global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Read more
Bell displayed 429 helicopter at Moscow Jet Exponews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 12 0The Bell 429 was featured by the helicopter manufacturer at the Moscow Jet Expo 2012. Read more
Bell Helicopter at Monaco Yacht Shownews Terry Spruce 21 Sep 12 0Bell Helicopter is displaying a Bell 429 helicopter at the Monaaco Yacht Show. The aircraft is being displayed onboard one of the larger yachts afloat… Read more