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Bell Announces First Bell 505 NXi Sale in Slovakia
Bell Textron Inc recently announced the sale of the first Bell 505 NXi in Slovakia to Wellpharma S.R.O., marking the second Bell 505 sale in the country in 2021. The customer will take delivery of the aircraft in summer 2022 at Bell’s Prague Service Center. The corporate-configured Bell 505 will be equipped with the latest Garmin G1000 NXi avionics and used for corporate and private transportation.
“Since receiving EASA certification at the end of 2020, Bell is thrilled to include the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated avionics suite as standard equipment in every
new Bell 505, as well as retrofit for existing Bell 505s,” said Duncan Van De Velde, Bell managing director for Europe and Russia. “The Garmin G1000H NXi Flight Deck enhances the world-class short light single aircraft with heightened situational awareness, faster information processing, and upgraded displays to decrease pilot workload and add to in- flight experience.”
Bell has delivered more than 60 Bell 505s in Europe to customers in Montenegro, Italy, Switzerland and more. The company continues to grow its regional presence and complete sales in developing rotorcraft markets such as Slovakia. In addition to its broad customer base,
facility in Waterdown, Ontario, Canada to meet the growing demand for its WESCAM MX-Series electro-optical and infrared imaging technologies.
The new 330,000-square-foot facility is designed to create cross-functional efficiencies across research and development,
engineering,
L3Harris Opens New $110 Million USD Canadian Facility to Address Growing WESCAM MX™ Product Demand
L3Harris Technologies recently opened its
new $110 million 26 Nov/Dec 2021 state-of-the-art assembly,
service and office space. Currently 1,250 employees work either remotely or out of this new facility. By the end of 2025, L3Harris anticipates more than 1,500 employees will report into this location.
The investment in the new facility represents L3Harris’ commitment to
Bell’s Prague facility offers regional operators accessible maintenance, repair and overhaul options to ensure fleets are mission-ready.
Combining the latest Garmin avionics and dual channel FADEC-controlled engine, the Bell 505 NXi aircraft offerings can include dual core processors to reduce boot time by more than 50 percent, LED backlit and improved displays, easy LRU replacement via automatically loaded
software
recognition, VFR/IFR
charts available via the multifunction display (MFD), and Enhanced Horizontal Situation Indicator (HIS) with map and traffic/terrain overlays.
its global customers and partners, and employees throughout the region. The purpose-built facility has been designed to maximize efficiency and sustainability by increasing overall manufacturing over its previous capacity by 80 percent.
“This larger and leaner factory enables us to optimize production flow, enhancing L3Harris’ ability to meet our customers’ needs quicker while increasing capacity for larger program execution and future growth,” said Sean Stackley, L3Harris president of Integrated Mission Systems.
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