Sat, Nov 27, 2010
Delivery Is Planned Early Next Year
Two Bell 249 helicopters have been sold to Chevron, the aircraft
manufacturer said Monday. The aircraft will be servicing
Chevron’s oil & gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico with
deliveries planned in early 2011.
Bell 429 File Photo
“Bell Helicopter is committed to the development and
support of the energy and utility market,” said Larry
Roberts, Senior Vice President, Commercial Business for Bell
Helicopter. "The 429 which is outfitted with a modern avionics
suite capable of integrating Automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) has the ability to operate 7 days a
week in harsh, remote and unforgiving environments with superior
reliability and productivity."
“Upgrading our fleet with the Bell 429 will yield us
performance and cost improvement immediately," said Ken Kersker,
Gulf of Mexico Manager at Chevron. "The fact that it is already
compliant to the standards of the Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) made
it an easier decision – Bell understands our business and its
challenges.”
The 429 was certified in mid-2009 as a single-pilot instrument
flight rules (SPIFR), Category A helicopter under the latest
requirements of Part 27 airworthiness rules by Canadian, U.S. and
European authorities. It is designed and built to more stringent
airworthiness standards than any other light, twin-engine
helicopter.
Bell 429 File Photo
The Bell 429 complies to the standards of the Oil and Gas
Producers (OGP). Bell says the aircraft's maintenance program is
the only one in the helicopter industry that’s based on
Maintenance Steering Group 3 (MSG-3) practices that are the
foundation of airlines' unprecedented reliability. The 429 is the
first rotorcraft to have its maintenance program approved by the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to these standards.
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