There is no time to waste when lives are on the line. Every day customers and independent representatives of Bell Helicopter rely on our superior products to help them fight to save precious lives and this past April, our Bell 407GXP was put to the ultimate test.
After a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the central coast of Ecuador, lives were left in shambles. According to news reports, the death toll of people killed in the quake soared to nearly 660 people with 12,500 injured and the hearts and homes of thousands of families torn apart.
In light of these tragic events, a group of friends, community players, local and foreign business owners formed the Ecuador Earthquake Recovery Fund and sprung into action.
“Even though our business in the City of Quito was fortunately not affected by the destruction, we knew the situation for hundreds of thousands on the Ecuadorian coast was very different,” said Diego Ribadeneira, president of GrupoAries, an independent representative of Bell Helicopter. “The truth is the full extent of damage remains unclear to this day, but what remained clear was that Ecuador needed our help.”
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Thinking above and beyond is what we do. For more than 90 years, we’ve been reimagining the experience of flight – and where it can take us.
We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were a part of NASA’s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we’re defining the future of advanced air mobility.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas – as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., – we have strategic locations around the globe. And with nearly one quarter of our workforce having served, helping our military achieve their missions is a passion of ours.
Above all, our breakthrough innovations deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. Efficiently. Reliably. And always, with safety at the forefront.
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