Meridian Delivers 29th Refurbished Bell 206 Helicopter to FlyNYON | Aviation International News

Meridian Delivers 29th Refurbished Bell 206 to FlyNYON

Works includes new avionics, fresh paint, ultra-leather seats, and pop-out floats

FlyNYON Bell 206 helicopter refurbished by Meridian Helicopters — (Left to right) FlyNYON pilots Markus Weber and Balthasar Burger; Ben Kerr, FlyNYON director of maintenance; and Michael Bashlor, managing partner, Meridian Helicopters, in front of the Bell 206L4 refurbished by Meridian and delivered to FlyNYON.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

January 27, 2025

Broussard, Louisiana-based Meridian Helicopters has finished its 29th complete refurbishment of a Bell 206L4 helicopter, which was sold to charter operator FlyNYON. The refurbishment process took six months and 2,700 man hours.

In addition to overhauling the Rolls-Royce 250-C30P engine and the helicopter’s dynamic components, the airframe was painted and the seats were fitted with ultra-leather. The three-tone paint colors match the color scheme of the seats. Meridian also installed a full Garmin avionics suite, an Air Comm environmental control system, and a pop-out emergency float system.

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