HALO-Flight Strengthens Texas-based Air Med Fleet with Additional Bell 407GXi Purchase Order

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the purchase order for a Bell 407GXi to HALO-Flight, further expanding the ability to deliver rapid, life-saving air-medical ansport to patients across South Texas. The aircraft marks the seventh IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi to soon join the HALO fleet, enhancing reliability and providing time-sensitive care across the region.

HALO-Flight is a nonprofit air-medical provider dedicated to providing life-saving air-medical transport to the communities of South Texas, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Serving 23 counties across approximately 24,000 square miles, HALO-Flight operates around the clock, responding to emergency scenes and providing interfacility transports to bring critical care to patients when and where it’s needed most.

“HALO-Flight’s work across South Texas calls for reliable, high-performing aircraft,” says Lane Evans, managing director, North America, Bell. “We are proud to support their mission with our aircraft built around reliability, safety and performance. The Bell 407GXi provides the power and safety that air-medical crews count on every day.”

The Bell 407GXi combines a modern flight deck with a reliable, high-performance airframe that is a preferred choice for emergency medical services missions around the world. The aircraft features the Garmin G1000H NXi integrated flight deck, providing pilots with advanced navigation and communication capabilities, instrument flight rules (IFR) capability, reduced pilot workload and enhanced situational awareness.

"Bell has been a trusted friend, mentor and business partner to HALO-Flight for decades,” says Travis Patterson, CEO, HALO-Flight. “As we enter our 40th year of service and continue growing to meet the needs of South Texas, we’re grateful to continue that relationship with a fellow Texas organization that has supported our mission and helped keep HALO-Flight flying for generations."

To find out more about how the Bell 407GXi advances missions worldwide, visit www.bellflight.com/products/bell-407 or stop by Bell at Booth #617 during AMTC 2026.