In the recommendation the NTSB noted, “There may be additional Bell 407 helicopters with missing or fractured tail boom attachment hardware, and the potential for catastrophic failure warrants ...

My wife and I visited Bell Helicopter in Texas recently for recurrent training in the Bell 407. The day following completion of our training, we had the opportunity to make a 90-minute flight in ...

Globally, 1,575 407s are in service, according to Cirium data. Bell, which makes 407s in Mirabel, Canada, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Bell 407GXi light single helicopter has secured type certification in China, paving away for local deliveries of the type. “We are pleased that Bell has received the Chinese validation of ...

Bell confirmed that the company responded to a request for information issued by the Australian Army, offering the Bell 407 or Bell 429 helicopters, the latter of which is shown here, with local ...

Bell Textron Canada has announced a purchase agreement for six Bell 407GXi helicopters by Argentina. The government-to-government contract was executed between the Argentinian MoD and the Canadian ...

Currently, 97 Bell 407s operate in Europe and Russia, including 12 aircraft registered in Poland. With a global fleet of 1,500 aircraft, the Bell 407 has logged almost 470,000 flight hours.

Used extensively by the IAAC to support counter-insurgency operations, the IA-407 is equipped with an electro-optical system and armed with forward-firing .50 calibre machine guns and rocket pods.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday urged American and Canadian aviation regulators to require immediate inspections of key components on Bell 407 helicopters.

BELL 407 ACCIDENTS RESULT IN FATALITIES - Two accidents involving Bell 407 helicopters operating in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in fatalities last month. On Feb. 16, at approximately 1225 CST, a ...

The company’s innovations team in Fort Worth is preparing to demonstrate a full-scale Bell 407/429-class cross-flow fan anti-torque system and hopes to switch it on this summer. A thrust ...

LifePort, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a commercial Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to equip the Bell 407 helicopter with lightweight Ballistic Protection System (BPS). This is ...