Rotorcraft
Military Programs Drive Bell's Third Quarter Higher
Bell's commercial helicopter business was challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bell saw higher revenue and profit in the third quarter despite delivering one fewer commercial helicopter and a 10 percent decline in parts and services, the Fort Worth-based Textron subsidiary reported yesterday. For the quarter, the airframer delivered 41 commercial helicopters, compared with 42 in the same period last year. That included fifteen 505s, nineteen 407s, and seven 429s versus seventeen 505s, fifteen 407s, nine 429s, and one 412 in the third quarter of 2019.