Bell 505

GPMS International and Bell Textron Inc. announce a collaboration to bring the Foresight MX Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) to the Bell 505 helicopter. The effort expands the portfolio of Bell platforms supported by Foresight MX and will provide Bell 505 operators with advanced vibration monitoring, predictive maintenance insights, and flight-data monitoring capabilities.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the delivery of a second Bell 505 to the Fort Worth Police Department. Bell executives and city officials celebrated this achievement together in the police department’s hangar at Meacham Airport. The relationship between Bell and the city of Fort Worth dates back almost 75 years. 

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the first Bell 505 sale in the Netherlands to Gerrit Verwijs, owner of Verdegro Group, a Dutch public-safety infrastructure manufacturer.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces at European Rotors 2024 that Rheinland Air Service GmbH (RAS) is now its authorized dealership for the Bell 505 in the Netherlands. RAS is also Bell’s select dealership in Germany and has supported Bell with key Bell 505 sales in the region since authorized in 2020.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the delivery of the first five of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF). The purchase agreement, signed on July 6, 2022, includes aircraft delivery complete with a flight training device and a comprehensive computer-based training package to support basic and advanced rotorcraft flight training at the King Hussein Air College in Mafraq, Jordan.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announces the 400th Bell 505 delivery to European customer Al Barratt, who joined by the Bell leadership team to receive the customized Bell 505 at a delivery ceremony at Bell’s Mirabel, Canada, facility. Barratt is co-founder of Grenade and owner of Cotswold Aviation, both based in the United Kingdom.

Utilizing the latest additive manufacturing equipment and materials, Alpine Aerotech successfully designs and produces a user-friendly hanger to stow headsets inside the cabin of most aircraft.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the delivery of the Bell 505 to Omaha Police Department (OPD). Bell completed the delivery to OPD in February, and the aircraft is now in operation by the Air Support Unit.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces a signed purchase agreement for a Bell 505 to BESTFLY, an Angolan aviation company, with the intent to purchase a second 505 within six months. This is the first 505 sale in Angola and West Africa. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered October 2022, and the second aircraft expected delivery date is October 2023. The aircraft will be used for corporate transportation around the country.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces that the Bell 505 has achieved 100,000 global fleet hours. Since the first Bell 505 customer delivery in 2017, Bell has completed more than 360 Bell 505 global deliveries, enabling successful missions with the world’s most advanced short light single aircraft.