Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, announces the first flight of the Bell 525 Relentless. The maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company’s aircraft assembly center in ...

Bell is completing certification testing on its Model 525 super medium helicopter, but there is no firm date on when the fly-by-wire aircraft will receive its long-awaited signoff from the FAA. Bell ...

The 525 is the first civil fly-by-wire helicopter. Bell sees its in-development 525 super-medium as the right helicopter for North Sea operators. Bell is accelerating hiring, filling the production ...

Bell has decided to change the design of its U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototype submission. (Photo courtesy of Bell) The company decided “months ago” to use a design based on ...

Certification tests of the Bell 525 Relentless “are finishing” says Bell, but the date when the super-medium, twin-engined helicopter will cross the finish line remains undisclosed. The company has ...

ANAHEIM, California—Bell is expecting to complete flight testing in support of FAA certification for its fly-by-wire 525 twin-engine, super-medium helicopter by mid-year, company executives say. The ...

Bell CEO Mitch Snyder notes that final type approval is in the FAA hands but the company's intent is to complete certification this year. As Bell nears certification of its 525 super-medium twin, the ...