Transport Canada has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Bell 505 operators to conduct a one-time inspection of the helicopter’s collective stick to detect evidence of cracking.

Operators of Bell 505 helicopters are being ordered urgently to inspect collective sticks on the type for cracks, after an incident in which the assembly fractured on an aircraft during pre-flight ...

22 Feb 2023, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu // Bell Textron announced this week the first-ever flight of a single engine helicopter, the Bell 505, on 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) ...

Bell has signed a purchase agreement with Swiss helicopter services company Karen for two Bell 505 helicopters for charter and flight training. The Bell 505 is the second helicopter model to be ...

THE world’s first single-engine helicopter to fly on completely sustainable aviation fuel has become part of the Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF).The kingdom recently received its first three Bell 505 ...

The GFC 600H for the Bell 505 is also expected to be available in August as a retrofit through authorized Garmin dealers. The Bell 505 joins the AS 350 BA, B2, B3 and B3E in Garmin’s collection of ...

TAMPA, Fla., November 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and an affiliate of Bell Textron Inc. today announced delivery and acceptance of the ...