At the beginning of July, Turkish firm Zorlu Air took delivery of a Bell 430 helicopter, which joins another one-year-old 430 in Istanbul. The company chose the helicopter because “Bell helicopter customer support is always there when we need them,” according to pilot Atilla Samdancioglu.

The main purpose of the heli-copters is to support Zorlu’s subsidiary companies and transport goods between its factories which are located in Bursa, Corlu, Izmir and Manisa-Vestel, an electronics and household goods factory.

Both helicopters have been customised in vip configuration by US company Edwards Inc. in Tennessee.