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Bell plans MRO facility

HYDERABAD: Bell Helicopter Company, a U.S.-based leading helicopter manufacturing company, has announced plans for expanding its footprint in India.

The company is planning to open maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility with experts overseeing the maintenance of the choppers in India besides setting up a training academy.

“We are on the look out for a right location,” Bell’s Senior Vice-President (Marketing and Sales) Bob Fitzpatrick said. Mr. Fitzpatrick told reporters on the sidelines of India Aviation 2008 that got off here on Wednesday that the company received an unprecedented over 330 orders for its latest model Bell 429 of which 15 were from India. The Bell 407 continued to be the mainstay in the market and nearly 100 different models were in operation here.

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