EMS Helicopter Operator Augments Bell Fleet
Already owner of 4 Bell 429s and 5 407 GXis, Life Flight Network has signed a purchase agreement for 12 of Bell’s newest 407GXi. An IFR-certified platform that can seat 6 passengers (in stock trim), travel almost 340 nm of range, and hit a top speed of 133 knots opens possibilities for aerial EMS response. The Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service, with 25 rotor-wing bases, and 9 fixed-wing bases across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. They chose the 407GXi in part for its IFR capabilities, allowing operations in conditions that could ground other aircraft, not uncommon in the Pacific region.
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