Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced an order for four Bell 429 aircraft for parapublic operations in the Middle East. These aircraft will join the 90 Bell 429s supporting law enforcement, firefighting and parapublic missions globally and add to Bell’s total fleet of nearly 500 Bell …
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Bell, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced a signed purchase agreement with Equinor for the sale of 10 Bell 525 aircraft for North Sea offshore operations with deliveries expected to begin in 2026. The 525 offers Equinor superior technological innovation in terms of helicopter safety, reduced CO2 emissions, pilot …
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Textron Aviation personnel engaged with Dubai Airshow attendees to show them firsthand how Defense and Special Missions aircraft serve the Middle East and African regions with expanded capabilities. At the Dubai Airshow Site in the United Arab Emirates, Textron Aviation demonstrated how it is shaping the future of aerospace to …
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Textron Aviation announced it has been awarded a contract by AvMet International LLC (AvMet), based in Fargo, North Dakota, for one Beechcraft King Air 360CHW (cargo door, heavy weight) and four Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft. The Beechcraft King Air fleet will support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology program for cloud …
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The current H-1 fleet of AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms reached a major flight milestone by surpassing the 500,000-flight hour mark. Nearly 400 AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters, built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT) company and operated by the U.S. Marine Corps and their allies, combined to achieve …
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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Bell Textron Inc. nearly $272 million in contract related to the UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters for the government of the Czech Republic. The contract award from Naval Air Systems Command enables the company to produce and deliver eight UH-1Y and four AH-1Z helicopters …
Read More »Bell, part of the US Textron group, released a 1:01-minute video of its new helicopter, which was developed to participate in the “Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (or FARA)” competition. https://twitter.com/BellFlight/status/1231992442083303424
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