Testing autonomous flight technologies is a tricky business. Many aviation companies, be they startups or established players, create entirely new aircraft for this purpose alone, and that can prove ...

LEADING helicopter manufacturer Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) has appointed Inaec Aviation Corporation (Inaec) as its Approved Maintenance Center (AMC) in the Philippines for the Bell 429 helicopter. Inaec ...

The fly-by-wire Bell 429-based flying lab is capable of autonomous flight Bell, believing its Autonomous Pod Transport is ready to begin the certification process, completed NASA trials demonstrating ...

Bell Helicopter has announced that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has validated the Bell 429 for operation in Nigeria and endorsed the Bell 429 gross weight increase to 3402 kg (7,500 ...

GMR has ordered up to 15 new Bell 429 and 24 Bell 407s. Credit: Bell Textron Global Medical Response has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with an option to acquire eight additional ...

Leading helicopter manufacturer Bell Textron Inc. has appointed INAEC Aviation Corp. as its Approved Maintenance Center (AMC) in the Philippines for the ...

Canadian regulators have ordered operators of certain Bell 429 helicopters to perform urgent tail rotor blade inspections after defects were found in the manufacturing process. In an emergency ...