Faced with burgeoning demand for its newer, more capable commercial helicopters, Bell Helicopter plans to stop making some of its older and less-popular models.
The Fort Worth company announced Thursday that it will cease production of four models, including the iconic Bell 206B Jet Ranger, the company's first helicopter to be powered by a jet-turbine engine.
Bell spokesman Mike Cox said the company will fill existing orders for the four models, but as production of their components ceases, it will devote
those resources to producing newer models.
"It's a shifting of where we're focusing our manufacturing capabilities to those models where there's more demand," Cox said.
In addition to the Jet Ranger, Bell will also halt sales and production of the 427, 430 and 210 models. The 427 and 430 are twin-engine helicopters that will be superseded by the 429 model now in development. Bell has orders for more than 200 429s with a value in excess of $1 billion.
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Bell to end production of Jet Ranger, 3 other models
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