Business Desk : dhakamirror.com
Meghna Aviation Ltd. in Bangladesh has inked a contract to buy two Bell helicopters—a Bell 505 and a Bell 407GXi—according to a statement from Bell Textron.
Meghna Aviation was founded in 2011 which is a member of the Meghna Group of Industries, a significant conglomerate with headquarters in Bangladesh that employs over 35,000 people in all of its subsidiaries.
Read more: Bangladesh’s Meghna Aviation orders 2 Bell helicopters to purchaseMeghna will have four Bell helicopters in its fleet once the new Bell 505 and Bell 407GXi are delivered, supporting the company’s corporate, leisure, and utility helicopter charter operations. Bell 407GXi will provide them the flexibility and reliability to expand their mission profiles in Bangladesh, says Bell in an August 8 statement.
The corporation has two other Bell helicopters in its fleet: a Bell 407GX and a Bell 429 that it purchased in 2017.
The number of Bell 407s and Bell 505s worldwide is over 1,600 and over 360, respectively.