India's Premair Orders Bell 407GXP

Bell Helicopter (Stand Q01) has received the first Bell 407GXP order from India. The aircraft was purchased by Premair, a Delhi-based charter operator. It will be outfitted for corporate and VIP transport and delivered later this year. Premair, a unit of Afimac Associates Private Limited, will thus become the first operator of the model in the country. Derived from the Bell 407GX, the Bell 407GXP features an additional 50 pounds of payload capability and a 500-hour extension on its transmission TBO.

The airframer also announced it delivered a Bell 412 EPI to the government of Uttar Pradesh, India in December. The aircraft will be used for VIP transportation throughout the region. The upgraded EPI offers an advanced flight deck.