Textron’s Bell Helicopter announced its Bell 429 won certification of a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) permitting a 9-deg. glidepath on LPV approaches at a minimum velocity for instrument ...

With today's helicopter accident rate well above that of fixed-wing aircraft, particularly in emergency medical services and utility communities, there is great cause for concern in the industry.

Bell Helicopter is confident its new medium-light Bell 429 helicopter, here at Paris for customer demonstrations, will be a game-changer once it achieves certification this month. From its ...