Aircraft Competed At Prague Customization Facility

Two commercially registered Bell 429 aircraft have been delivered in Turkey by Bell Helicopter's facility in Prague, Czech Republic. The aircraft were delivered to Saran Aviation and were highly customized in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) configuration. The customization also included a TCAS system, full cabin audio communication system, marker beacon, maritime communication radio, loud hailer, moving map and an upgraded GPS system.

Based in Istanbul, Saran Aviation, a Saran Holding Group company, will fly the Bell 429s for helicopter emergency medical services. In conjunction with TAA Gökçen Aviation, Saran Aviation’s air ambulance services enable immediate and effective emergency intervention in situations where ground transportation would be inefficient or protracted, resulting in greater risk to the patient to receive timely medical care.

“It is a great step for both Saran and Bell Helicopter to have these two commercially registered Bell 429s flying HEMS missions in Turkey,” said Kurt Akin, Saran’s aviation director. “We are honored to serve the Minister of Health of Turkey, and even more so after we heard that we completed our very first mission in the Bell 429 carrying a one-day-old baby to the hospital.”

HEMS services are provided in 17 regions across Turkey. Saran Aviation also provides helicopter transport services and aircraft sales as a Bell Helicopter Independent Representative.

“The successful delivery of these aircraft is a testament to Bell Helicopter’s increasing global customization capabilities,” said Patrick Moulay, Bell Helicopter’s managing director for Europe. “Our sales and marketing and engineering teams worked closely with teams in Canada, USA, and Prague to ensure timely customizing and delivery of the aircraft.”

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