Inside Bell’s Custom Paint Process in Canada

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Bell’s Commercial Assembly and Delivery Centre supports the final design and build phases for all Bell commercial aircraft globally before their entry into service. The facility in Mirabel houses more than 1,200 employees who design, manufacture, test, type certify, maintain, repair and overhaul aircraft, along with providing customized paint services. To provide the best-in-class aircraft for a broad range of customers on a global scale, Bell’s commercial aircraft paint process ensures top-quality, customized designs to suit each customer’s vision.

Whether applying a standard coat to match a uniform fleet or developing unique designs to create a customer’s signature paint scheme, Bell’s teams are capable of it all. Watch the process in action with this time-lapse of a Bell 505 receiving a custom paint job.

“Our teams take great pride in creating and implementing captivating aircraft designs for our customers,” said Jacynthe Curotte, vice president of Operations, Bell Textron Canada. “As one of the final steps, the paint application adds a finishing touch to the full product build process, preparing the aircraft for final delivery.”

About Bell

Thinking above and beyond is what we do. For more than 85 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.

About Textron

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat, and Textron Systems. For more information, visit: www.textron.com.

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