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Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., awarded a $54,490,905 Army contract
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $54,490,905 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the production of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior control display system version cabin conversion. Work will be perform...
Bell Helicopter Training Academy launches Tactical Flight Officer course, enabling aerial mission success
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (July 20, 2011) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today, its Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has launched a new Tactical Flight Officer course. Designed as a two-part training program including an on...
Bell Helicopter Showcases Its Newest 407 at the 41st Annual ALEA Conference and Exposition
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (July 19, 2011) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will display its newest 407 – the 407GX – during the Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) 41st Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans this week. “Th...
Bell Helicopter delivers the first “A2D” Wartime Replacement Cabin to the Army
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
ORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 30, 2011) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) and the U.S. Army Armed Scout Helicopter program office announced today the delivery of the first OH-58 “A2D” wartime replacement cabin for OH-58 “Kiowa Warrior” platform to the Army.
Bell Helicopter’s OH-58 Block II successfully proves 6k95 “High, Hot” performance
Monday, June 27th, 2011
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 27, 2011) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced today its OH-58 Block II demonstrator successfully proved hover out of ground effect performance that exceeds the maximum gross aircraft weight of 5,500 lbs...
Bell Helicopter and AgustaWestland chart new direction for the BA609
Monday, June 20th, 2011
New agreement gives AgustaWestland ownership of the BA609 program;Bell Helicopter to remain supplier of engineering services and key components Paris, France (June 21, 2011) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced today at the Par...
Bell Helicopter’s 407GX and 407AH Make International Debut
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
PARIS, FRANCE (June 20, 2011) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will display its newest helicopters, the 407GX and 407AH, at the Paris International Air Show, June 20-26, 2011, at Le Bourget, Paris, France, making it the first internationa...
Bell Helicopter Huey II Fleet Surpasses 300,000 Flight Hours
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
PARIS, FRANCE (June 20, 2011) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced its Huey II fleet recently surpassed the 300,000 flight hour milestone."This significant accomplishment is testament to the supportability and multi-mission capabili...
Bell Helicopter and Cessna Break Ground on New Service Facility in Singapore
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
SINGAPORE (June 9, 2011) - Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft Company, both Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) companies, broke ground today on a new facility dedicated to service and support for customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The facility is expected to be...
SkyBOOKS now Supports Mi-8 and Mi-17 Helicopters
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (April 19, 2011) – SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and affiliate of Bell Helicopter, announced the expansion of its electronic maintenance tracking capability for Russian Mi helicopters. SkyBOOKS now provides ma...
