The fourth corporate Bell 407GXP has been delivered to a South African customer by National Airways Corporation (NAC). “We are seeing success and opportunities for the Bell 407GXP platform across Africa,” states Bell Helicopter's VP of sales for the Middle East and Africa Steve Suttles. “This helicopter is truly versatile and is becoming popular in the corporate transport sector, and we also see increased opportunities for it equipped as a light attack helicopter across the continent.”

“Corporate helicopter transport in South Africa is primarily a single engine market,” says NAC executive director Gary Phillips. “The Bell 407GXP is becoming the aircraft of choice with four deliveries for South Africa alone since 2015. We have also received 15 letters of intent for the Bell 505 since its launch.”