Bell 525 Relentless Makes Successful First Flight

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the successful first flight of the Bell 525 Relentless. The maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company’s aircraft assembly center in Amarillo, Texas. Footage and images can be found here. „The Bell 525 was announced at Heli-Expo in 2012, and we … Dowiedz się więcej

Milestone Aviation Group to Acquire 28 H175 Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters, a division of Airbus Group, and Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today that Milestone has increased its combined orders and options to a total of 28 H175s, the largest order for Airbus’ new super-medium-lift twin-engine rotorcraft. “We have full confidence in … Dowiedz się więcej

Bell 429 chosen to operate in extreme Siberian weather

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announces today the signed purchase agreement for a Bell 429 at HeliRussia that will operate in extreme cold weather conditions in Siberia. “The Bell 429’s superior performance in extreme cold weather conditions was a key decision factor for our client,” said Alexander Evdokimov, general director, Jet Transfer. … Dowiedz się więcej

Russian Helicopters announces new Ka-226T receives IAC AR certification

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) announces that it has received Additional Type Certification from the Interstate Aviation Committee’s Aviation Register (IAC AR) for the light multirole Ka-226T helicopter. Receiving additional certification opens up opportunities for the delivery and operation of the basic model of this helicopter. ’Certification of the Ka-226T is the result … Dowiedz się więcej