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Life Flight Network Adds Three New Bells to Fleet

Air ambulance provider builds Bell fleet to 32

Bell Textron announced that Life Flight Network has added two more Bell 407GXi helicopters to its fleet. (Photo: Bell)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

November 2, 2023

Air ambulance provider Life Flight Network (LFN) is adding three Bell helicopters to its fleet, bringing the total number of the OEM’s aircraft it operates to 32—five Bell 429 light twins and 27 Bell 407 singles. The new helicopters include two Bell 407GXis and one 429. The 407s have already joined the fleet, and the 429 will be delivered in December. LFN COO Michael Weimer said the new helicopters deliver “the cabin space and speed our crews require to provide life-saving medical care to our patients.”

LFN is the largest not-for-profit air medical program in the U.S. and the largest air medical operator of Bell helicopters in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Since 1978, LFN has grown to 29 helicopter bases, 10 fixed-wing bases, and two neonatal and pediatric bases across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana; it is the largest air medical operator in the region.

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