NEWS Safety experts will participate in the summit from
countries with substantial civil helicopter operations, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy, New Zealand, and the Commonwealth of Independent States/Russia. Each IHST global partner will provide an update on safety initiatives and recent accident data. They also will lead group discussions about safety recommendations, risk management, industry/ government partnerships and communications efforts. The IHST Worldwide Summit opens on Wednesday,
March 2, at 8:00 a.m. at the Louisville Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (
www.ushst.org) will help the Helicopter Association International kick off Heli-Expo 2016 by hosting a symposium for helicopter safety professionals on Feb. 29. The theme of the safety symposium will be “Safety and the Bottom Line” and will include presentations focused on how safety initiatives and the fostering of a safety culture results in a more profitable operation. The IHST promotes a wide-ranging safety outreach
effort through four web sites — worldwide, Europe, U.S.A., and Brazil — and an active Facebook page and Twitter site. Helicopter safety experts from across the industry gather under the IHST banner to collaborate on and develop a broad collection of safety materials that are shared across the globe.
Bell Helicopter and Air Methods Celebrate Historic Bell 407GXP Delivery
Bell Helicopter and Air Methods Celebrate Historic Bell 407GXP DeliveryBell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces today the delivery of the Bell 407GXP configured for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to Air Methods (Nasdaq: AIRM). As revealed in March 2015, this is the first of many Bell 407GXPs expected over the next ten years. Bell Helicopter and Air Methods commemorate the delivery at a special ceremony at Air Methods headquarters in Englewood, CO. “Air Methods is celebrating this historic milestone that supports our mission of giving more tomorrows,” says Aaron Todd, chief executive officer, Air Methods. “A lot of hard work went into getting us to this point, and we put a lot of criteria in place when making this very important decision. We look forward to welcoming the new Bell 407GXPs to our fleet.” Air Methods began with a single Bell 206 helicopter and has since grown into the world’s largest air medical provider with more than 400 aircraft, 300-plus bases, and eight maintenance centers. The air medical company services 48 states and transports more than 100,000 patients every year.
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“We are extremely proud to share in the excitement with Air Methods on the first delivery of the Bell 407GXP into their fleet,” says Bell Helicopter’s president and CEO, Mitch Snyder. “As our launch customer for this aircraft, we take great pride in their ongoing trust in Bell Helicopter and providing them with our reliable aircraft.”
All of the Bell 407GXPs will be equipped with United
Rotorcraft emergency medical services interior, designed with air critical care operators in mind. The adaptable interior can accommodate a single patient or specialty transport, and includes the articulating loading system for easy patient loading. The United Rotorcraft interior also provides integrated medical systems such as medical oxygen, suction, air, storage, electrical power, and approved provisions for securing medical support equipment during all aspects of flight. “We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Air Methods, and have been proud to support the Bell aircraft in their current fleet,” says Anthony Moreland, vice president of North American sales. “The Bell 407GXP will support their life-saving efforts, but also provide the team with the expanded capabilities, safety and flexibility to serve their patients.” Derived from the Bell 407GX platform, the Bell 407GXP has an additional 50 lbs (22.5 kg) of payload capability, coupled with the new M250 Rolls-Royce engine that improves performance and fuel efficiency, delivering class-leading hot
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