Bell 407GXP for Nepal

Bell Helicopter delivered the first Bell 407GXP to Nepal to be operated by Simrik Air. This is the customer’s first Bell helicopter and is outfitted for multi-mission capabilities, including

travel and tourism and search and rescue. Bell Helicopter and Simrik Air commemorated the delivery at a special ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal. Last November, Bell Helicopter successfully completed a demonstration tour of the Bell 407GXP throughout Nepal which included flights to Kathmandu, Nepal and into the Mount Everest Base Camp area, where the Bell 407GXP successfully climbed to an altitude of 20,000 feet. The demonstration flight was executed from Lukla airfield and demonstrated several landings from 13,500 ft. to 19,600 ft. near the Everest Base Camp.