This purchase order marks HALO-Flight’s seventh IFR-equipped Bell aircraft performing critical missions every day.
AMTC – Fort Worth, TX (October 27, 2026) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced during the annual Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) 2026 the purchase order for a Bell 407GXi to HALO-Flight, further expanding the ability to deliver rapid, life-saving air medical transport to patients across South Texas. This aircraft marks the seventh IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi to soon join the HALO fleet, enhancing reliability and providing time-sensitive care across the region.
“HALO-Flight’s work across South Texas calls for reliable, high-performing aircraft,” said Lane Evans, managing director, North America, Bell. “We are proud to support their mission with our aircraft built around reliability, safety and performance. The Bell 407GXi provides the power and safety that air medical crews count on every day.”
HALO-Flight is a nonprofit air medical provider dedicated to providing life-saving air medical transport to the communities of South Texas, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Serving 23 counties across approximately 24,000 square miles, HALO-Flight operates around the clock, responding to emergency scenes and interfacility transports to bring critical care to patients when and where it’s needed most.
The Bell 407GXi combines a modern flight deck with a reliable, high-performance airframe that is a preferred choice for emergency medical services missions around the world. The aircraft features the Garmin G1000H NXi integrated flight deck, providing pilots with advanced navigation and communication capabilities, instrument flight rules (IFR) capability, reduced pilot workload and enhanced situational awareness.
"Bell has been a trusted friend, mentor and business partner to HALO-Flight for decades,” said Travis Patterson, CEO, HALO-Flight. “As we enter our 40th year of service and continue growing to meet the needs of South Texas, we’re grateful to continue that relationship with a fellow Texas organization that has supported our mission and helped keep HALO-Flight flying for generations."
To find out more about how the Bell 407GXi advances missions worldwide, visit the Bell product page, or stop by Bell at booth #617 during AMTC 2026.
Pictured above left to right: Ryan Kelley (HALO-Flight), Cathy Kelley (HALO-Flight), Evan Klemcke (HALO-Flight), Keely Klemcke (HALO-Flight), Travis Patterson (CEO, HALO-Flight), Lane Evans (Bell), Shannon Garcia (HALO-Flight), Bobby Frey (Bell), Amy McCoy (HALO-Flight).