BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Private
- US
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Founded in 1935 as Bell Aircraft Corporation, Bell continues to set the pace for the industry and expand the scope of vertical lift. Now an industry leader with unmatched name recognition, Bell Helicopter was the first to obtain certification for a commercial helicopter. Over its rich history, Bell has delivered more than 35,000 aircraft to our customers around the world. With forward thinking in advanced concepts, Bell Helicopter invented tilt rotor aircraft. These unique aircraft lift like a helicopter, then fly like an airplane with twice the speed, three times the payload and five times the range of traditional helicopters. Aerospace and aircraft will never be the same. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Bell Helicopter has additional plants in Amarillo, Texas and Mirabel, Canada. We maintain key logistics supply and service centers in Europe, Canada, and Singapore as well as in the United States. As the world?s premier provider of vertical lift aircraft, Bell Helicopter continues to provide every customer with products, service and support second to none. Fly Smart. Fly Bell.
Bell Chief Executive Officer
Mike RedenbaughNumber of Employees 8,000
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NAICS Code Aircraft Manufacturing: 336411
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Army Seeks Input For New ARH Program
- 2008-11-12
By Ann Roosevelt The Army Nov. 7 issued a Sources Sought notice for industry input to meet the requirements for a new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter ARH program after terminating the contract with Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]. The service is reassessing the ARH performance requirements, the notice...
ARH Cancellation Triggers About 4 Percent Layoff At Bell Helicopter
- 2008-10-31
By Ann Roosevelt Officials at Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] Oct. 29 said the company would lay off approximately 500 workers, representing about four percent of the workforce, following the Defense Department's decision earlier in the month to terminate the potential $6.2 billion Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter ARH...
OSD, Army Consider ARH Alternatives
- 2008-10-08
By Ann Roosevelt The fate of the Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter ARH, produced by Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT], is in the hands of the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD and both the service and OSD analysts are examining alternatives. Brig. Gen. Walter Davis, director...
Pentagon Reports Schedule Slips For Navy's AH-1Z And MH-60S AMCM
- 2008-08-19
By Geoff Fein Two Navy helicopter programs are each facing schedule slips of up to two years in the most current round of the Pentagon's Selected Acquisition Reports SAR released Monday. Bell Helicopter Textron's [TXT] efforts to upgrade a number of UH-1Ns into AH-1Zs is...
Marine Corps Helicopter Programs Stabilizing, Official Says
- 2008-05-22
By Geoff Fein Although Marine Corps rotary wing platforms have had their share of issues, the successful first deployment of the V-22 Osprey demonstrates that the service's aircraft are on the right track, according to the former head of Marine Corps aviation. "Remember when the...
Bell Helicopter Teams With Army To Advance CBM Technology
- 2008-04-09
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate AATD are teaming to advance the state-of-the-art for Condition Based Maintenance CBM Technologies. Bell will begin testing various elements of this system later this year with the program targeted to complete in 2010. The...
Vought Signs $400 Million Contract For V-22 Tail Parts
- 2008-04-07
Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. recently signed a $400 million contract with the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] to manufacture tail parts including the empennage, ramp and ramp door, for the V-22 Osprey, according to Vought. Bell and partner Boeing [BA] build the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft for both ...
Tenth LPD-17 Tops Marine Corps List of Unmet Needs
- 2008-02-13
By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps has $3.01 billion in unmet needs for FY '08, which includes $1.7 billion for a 10th San Antonio-class LPD-17, Humvees and aircraft, according to Commandant Gen. James Conway. A 10th LPD-17 would reduce the risk of meeting the service's 2.0...
BELL HELICOPTER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING
- 2008-02-12
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $19,893,884 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019- 06-G-0001) for two non-recurring engineering NRE efforts associated with the manufacture of a minimum of 40 build new AH-1Z aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps.The first...
Navy's $41 Billion Procurement Request Includes Fewer VH-71s, LCS
- 2008-02-05
By Geoff Fein The Navy's $149.3 billion FY '09 budget request includes $41.1 billion for ships, aircraft and weapons procurement in FY '09, but removes four VH-71 presidential helicopters and four Littoral Combat Ships LCS from the plan projected at the release of last year's budget....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Redenbaugh | Bell Chief Executive Officer |
| Marty Wright | Bell Helicopter Chief Pilot |
| P.D. Shabay | Vice President, Admin & Chief HR Officer |
| Roy Fox | Chief, Flight Safety |
| Shane Eddy | SVP, Customer Support & Services and Chief Service Officer |
| Bob Fitzpatrick | Bell Helicopter Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| Michael Blake | Senior Vice President, Commercial Business |
| Terry Dake | Senior Vice President, Operations, US & Intl |
| Jeff Pino | Vice President, Commercial Business Unit |
| Michael Cox | Vice President, Communications |
| Rick Rosenjack | Vice President, Finance |
| Tom Henricks | Vice President, Govt Business Development |
| Anthony Moreland | Director, Sales, North America |
| Greg Hubbard | Director, Communications |
| Kevin Connell | Director, H1 Program |
| Bryan Warren | Manager, Advertising |
| Cathy Smith | Sales Promo Manager |
| Terry Eichman | Bell Helicopter's Business Development and Programs Manager |
| Jarvis Williams | Supply Center Coordinator |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry D. Stinson | Chairman |
| Webb F Joiner | chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Helicopter Chief Pilot | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Admin & Chief HR Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Chief, Flight Safety | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | SVP, Customer Support & Services and Chief Service Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Helicopter Senior Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Commercial Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations, US & Intl | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Commercial Business Unit | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Govt Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Director, Sales, North America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Director, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Director, H1 Program | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Manager, Advertising | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Sales Promo Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Helicopter's Business Development and Programs Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Supply Center Coordinator | Current |
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| Enigma, Inc. | President Commercial Operations for Thomas Group | Current |
| AAR Corp. | Group Vice President, Structures & Systems | Current |
| Structures LLC | Group Vice President | Current |
| Triumph Structures - Kansas City, Inc | Director of Triumph | Current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Xelus Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Triumph Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Enigma, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lennox International Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Air Force Association | Member | Current |
| Xelus Incorporated | CEO | Former |
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Thomas Group, Inc. | President, North America, Commercial | Former |
| Elliott Company | President | Former |
| United Technologies Corporation | President | Former |
| Xelus Incorporated | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation Heritage Museum | Current | |
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | chairman | Current |
| Texas Christian University | Certified Public Accountant | Former |
| Texas Christian University | Stanford University Executive Program | Former |
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