LifeFlight Eagle Selects Two Bell 407GX for Medical Mission

Fort Worth, TX – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announces an agreement with LifeFlight Eagle for the supply of two Bell 407GX aircraft. LifeFlight Eagle will utilize the helicopters to transport critically ill and injured persons in the Kansas City, MO, area.
LifeFlight Eagle, established in 1978, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing safe, quality emergency air transport and patient care to communities surrounding Kansas City in Missouri and Kansas. The two new Bell 407GX aircraft will replace its two analog Bell 407s.

“Our current fleet of Bell 407s has demonstrated a high degree of safe, reliable and cost-effective performance,” says Roxanne Shanks, CEO at LifeFlight Eagle. “We are excited by the opportunity to upgrade our fleet to the new 407GXs, and are very pleased at the high residual value the current aircraft held after 10 years in service.”

Built on the success of the Bell 407, the 407GX is the only helicopter equipped with the Garmin G1000H integrated glass flight deck, making it the most advanced light, single-engine rotorcraft on the market. The Garmin G1000H enhances mission awareness with HTAWS, TIS, moving map display and Garmin's Helicopter Synthetic Vision Technology (HSV).

“Bell Helicopter is proud to be a part of the life-saving missions carried out by LifeFlight Eagle every day,” says Danny Maldonado, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing at Bell Helicopter. “We look forward to continuing to grow our relationship with them as they expand their operations.”

The Bell 407GX safety features include a rupture-resistant fuel system, engine exceedance monitoring and a collective mounted throttle.