Bell Delivers 100th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

The 100th Bell 505 was delivered to North American operator, Hunt Companies and will be used for Corporate travel.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the 100^th Bell 505 delivery with Hunt Companies and our Mirabel [Canada] Employees,” said Cynthia Garneau, President, Bell Textron Canada. “The outstanding global success of the program is a testament to the unmatched technology and performance of the Bell 505.”

The Bell 505 continues to complete significant missions on a global scale with first in country aircraft delivered to Poland, China and New Zealand.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.