Bell Helicopter has announced that the Bell 429 fleets of the Turkish National Police and Turkish General Directorate of Forestry have reached a 95% operational availability rate and that the aircraft is continuing to be successful in-country supporting public safety, assisting to prevent fires and preserving Turkish forests.
Turkey has been a very successful market with Bell garnering over 50% of the total market for the last five years. 26 Bell 429s are used in parapublic, EMS and corporate missions in the skies over Turkey every day.
Bell Helicopter has recently delivered seven Bell 429s to the Swedish National Police, four Bell 429s to the New York Police Department, and the first of two Bell 429s to the Slovakian Police.
Clay Bridges, Bell Helicopter, Regional Manager Turkey, said: “I am proud that the Turkish National Police have achieved such excellence. They are superior aviators, and the Bell 429 is a fantastic helicopter. In operating these 15 Bell 429s while performing such difficult police missions, they have saved lives and helped make Turkey safer in challenging times.”
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Bell 429 Bell Helicopter Clay Bridges New York Police Department Regional Manager Turkey Turkish General Directorate of Forestry Turkish National Police
Post written by: Domhnall MacInnes
I am a features writer for MOD DCB magazine and Defence Online and a Content Marketing Executive with BiP Solutions.
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