Bell Highlights Contributions at Paris Airshow with Quebec and Canadian Officials
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At the Paris Airshow, Bell Textron executives met with several elected officials, including Quebec Premier François Legault, Quebec's Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy Christine Fréchette, and Canada's Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly.
Minister Joly, Fréchette and Premier Legault's visits to the Textron pavilion shed a light on Bell Textron Canada's capabilities, demonstrating Quebec's expertise far beyond its borders while creating quality jobs and sustainable benefits.
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Bell Textron builds some of the best commercial helicopters in the business right here in Canada. At the Paris Air Show, we discussed ways they can do even more here, as they continue to invest in our workers and businesses at home.
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry of Canada
The recent completion of the 6000th aircraft built at the Mirabel plant, which bears the colours of the Sûreté du Québec, marked a significant achievement that was praised by Premier Legault. This milestone aircraft, a SUBARU Bell 412EPX, is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and features that will enhance performance and operational capabilities in the Sûreté du Québec's operations, including search and rescue missions, crew and equipment transport, flood evacuation, aerial surveillance, and tactical operations.
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“It’s a great honor to host such distinguished guests and industry advocates during the Paris Airshow”, stated Michael Nault, General manager at Bell Textron Canada. “It allows us to showcase more than 55 years of contributions to the aerospace industry in Canada, our dedication to building domestic commercial helicopter capacities for nearly 40 years, and its positive impact on the national economy.”
At the show, Bell is also highlighting the MV-75, a tiltrotor aircraft that can provide the speed and airlift capability necessary to respond to natural disasters and emergencies across the country, and contribute to international operations with allies.
With a supply chain that integrates national partners, Bell showed that it stands ready to leverage its extensive network and expertise to meet the evolving needs of the aerospace sector.
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