Testing autonomous flight technologies is a tricky business. Many aviation companies, be they startups or established players, create entirely new aircraft for this purpose alone, and that can prove ...

Bell Textron said it has signed purchase agreements for three Bell 429 helicopters with VIP operators in the United Kingdom ...

The fly-by-wire Bell 429-based flying lab is capable of autonomous flight Bell, believing its Autonomous Pod Transport is ready to begin the certification process, completed NASA trials demonstrating ...

Bell has unveiled a fly-by-wire control system-equipped 429 twin-engine light helicopter as the company’s new flying testbed. The company’s Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA) will be used ...

GMR has ordered up to 15 new Bell 429 and 24 Bell 407s. Credit: Bell Textron Global Medical Response has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with an option to acquire eight additional ...

Canadian regulators have ordered operators of certain Bell 429 helicopters to perform urgent tail rotor blade inspections after defects were found in the manufacturing process. In an emergency ...