Overview
The Bell 429 is a light twin with a flat floor, optional rear clamshell doors and single-pilot IFR approval, popular for corporate, EMS and law-enforcement missions.
Key points
- Category A performance
- Retractable-gear version is the 429WLG
- Large U.S. air ambulance fleet
Mission fit
Light twin class- Air ambulance, police and corporate missions requiring twin-engine safety
- Single-pilot IFR flying in congested airspace
- Rooftop and urban helipad access
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · Bell 42937aircraft on Part 135 certificates
15charter operators
Most based in OR (11), CO (7), TX (5), CA (3), NC (2).
Operators include Delta Jet, Ltd., BANNER ELK AVIATION LLC, HMS HOLDINGS, LLC, Air Methods LLC, Lone Mountain Helicopters LLC, Black Knight Aviation Services LLC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
Compare in class
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